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WHO says Africa to see 1st vaccine doses from COVAX in March

by Cara Anna
| January 14, 2021 5:06 AM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa should see the first COVID-19 vaccine doses in March from the global COVAX effort aimed at helping lower-income countries obtain the shots, the World Health Organization’s Africa chief said Thursday, as deaths on the continent are rapidly rising.

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