2021-04-09 13:55:44 GMT2021-04-09 21:55:44(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
LUSAKA, April 9 (Xinhua) The first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Zambia next week, the country s Ministry of Health said Friday.
The first consignment under the COVAX Facility consisting of 228,000 doses of AstraZeneca manufactured in India will arrive Monday, on April 12. This is only one of the COVID-19 vaccines in the basket as approved by Cabinet and this will be done in a cautious and phased-up manner and on a pilot and voluntary basis, Health Minister Jonas Chanda said in a ministerial statement delivered in parliament.
He said more consignments were expected to follow in due course, adding that administration will be in accordance with the prioritization criteria to all eligible people above the age of 18 years.
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