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African Union buys 270 million vaccine doses for continent

by Andrew Meldrum
| January 13, 2021 2:33 PM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The African Union announced Wednesday that it has purchased a total of 270 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for the continent from Pfizer, AstraZeneca through the Serum Institute of India, and Johnson & Johnson.

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