DRC delays AstraZeneca rollout
THE Democratic Republic of Congo has delayed the rollout of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines, citing the suspension of the use of the shots by several European countries, two health ministry spokesmen said on Friday. Congo received 1.7 million AstraZeneca doses via the global COVAX vaccine-sharing programme on March 2 but is yet to start its inoculation programme. A World Health Organization expert advisory committee is currently looking at AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after some countries paused distribution of the shot, but a spokeswoman said there is no reason not to use it. Health authorities in Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Bulgaria have suspended…