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Chinese Jabs Land in Namibia as Beijing’s Global Vaccine Distribution Drive Shows No Signs of Slowing

by Eric Olander

Namibia kicked off its national vaccine campaign on Tuesday following the arrival of 100,000 doses of Chinese COVID-19 jabs. The shipment came aboard an Air Zimbabwe flight that dropped off 344,000 doses in Harare before heading to Windhoek.

Namibian Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula said the Khomas and Erongo regions will be first to receive inoculations using the donated Chinese vaccines. (THE NAMIBIAN)

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