Dr Ngala Mwendwa, who received his first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine shot, gives an interview in Nairobi, May 19, 2021. read moreBetween February and May, Africa received just 18.2 million of the 66 million doses expected through COVAX. Of COVAX doses already administered in Africa, around 80% were first doses of AstraZeneca's two-shot vaccine. A minimum of 20 million doses are needed to deliver second doses by the end of June, with 5 million needed in July. A deal with Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) to supply Africa with 400 million vaccine doses beginning in the third quarter of this year and running through 2022 should help.

Source: Standard Digital May 21, 2021 10:25 UTC