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The U.S. will begin making its first COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa in the coming days, with the ultimate goal of sharing 25 million doses this summer across the continent in partnership with the African Union.
The first donated doses will be sent to Ethiopia, Djibouti and Burkina Faso, said State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter, with the U.S. working with the COVAX global vaccine alliance. In all, doses will eventually go to 49 African countries.
According to the White House, Djibouti and Burkina Faso will each receive 151,200 doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccine, while Ethiopia will receive 453,600.
US to send first COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa
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The goal is to send 25 million doses to the continent throughout the summer. Author: ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press Published: 3:33 PM CDT July 16, 2021 Updated: 3:33 PM CDT July 16, 2021
WASHINGTON The U.S. will begin making its first COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa in the coming days, with the ultimate goal of sharing 25 million doses this summer across the continent in partnership with the African Union.
The first donated doses will be sent to Ethiopia, Djibouti and Burkina Faso, said State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter, with the U.S. working with the COVAX global vaccine alliance. In all, doses will eventually go to 49 African countries.
US to send first vaccine doses to Africa in coming days
Zeke Miller And Matthew Lee
Associated Press
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FILE - In this July 5 2021, file photo a policeman receives his Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Soweto, South Africa. The U.S. will begin making its first COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa in the coming days, with the ultimate goal of sharing 25 million doses this summer across the continent in partnership with the African Union. (AP Photo/Alet Pretorius, File) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. will begin making its first COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa in the coming days, with the ultimate goal of sharing 25 million doses this summer across the continent in partnership with the African Union.
US to send first COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa
By Zeke Miller and Matthew Lee
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will begin making its first COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa in the coming days, with the ultimate goal of sharing 25 million doses this summer across the continent in partnership with the African Union.
The first donated doses will be sent to Ethiopia, Djibouti and Burkina Faso, said State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter, with the U.S. working with the COVAX global vaccine alliance. In all, doses will eventually go to 49 African countries.
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