With more than 10 million doses of vaccines delivered to date, Zimbabwe is now the largest recipient of Chinese-made vaccines in Sub-Saharan Africa and second only to Morocco (22.5 million) on the continent as a whole.
Aside from the vaccine delivery in Harare last week, Chinese vaccine shipments elsewhere on the continent have all but come to a halt, at least temporarily. Only 200,000 doses of Chinese-made vaccines were distributed last week, according to the latest data from the Beijing-based consultancy Bridge Beijing’s vaccine tracker report.
To date, China has shipped a total of 57 million doses to 42 African countries, according to Bridge.
Other Chinese Vaccine Headlines in Africa:
- KENYA: The Ministry of Health will take delivery of 2 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines that will be used as part of a national vaccination drive to inoculate 26 million people by the end of next year. (CAPITAL FM)
- SOUTH AFRICA: Researchers have started vaccinating children and adolescents as part of the global phase three clinical trials of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for people aged between six months and 17 years old. (AL JAZEERA)
- SOUTH AFRICA: China’s Sinovac Biotech is in talks about setting up a so-called “fill-and-finish” vaccine production facility in South Africa with its local partner Numolux. (REUTERS)
