UK starts donating 9 million COVID-19 vaccines overseas
The Peninsula
LONDON: Britain will start delivering 9 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine this week to countries including Indonesia, Jamaica and Kenya to help tackle the pandemic, the government said on Wednesday.
Some 5 million doses were being offered to COVAX, the scheme to ensure equitable, global access to COVID-19 vaccines, while another 4 million doses will be shared directly with countries in need. "The first batch - 9 million doses - will be going out on Friday," Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told broadcasters, adding that they would go to countries including Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Kenya and Jamaica.More Related News