MOROCCO received a second batch of four million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine yesterday, having begun Africa’s first national vaccination campaign two weeks ago, health ministry sources said.
The shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines manufacturd by India’s Serum Institute arrived at Casablanca airport yesterday afternoon.
“This new batch would enable a steady continuation of Morocco’s national vaccination campaign,” said Said Afif, a member of the health ministry’s scientific committee.
The latest batch of AstraZeneca vaccines follows 2 million doses received last month and 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinopharm.
By Wednesday Morocco had vaccinated 746,116 people and reported 476,689 coronavirus infections and 8,436 deaths.
The country has ordered enough vaccines for 33 million people and aims to inoculate 80% of the population.
