The World Health Organization African region on Thursday said Africa will receive nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX in February 2021.
WHO Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti during a briefing on the roll-out of vaccines in the continent said Africa has watched other regions start COVID-19 vaccination campaigns from the side-lines for too long.
He said the planned roll-out is a critical first step to ensuring the continent gets equitable access to vaccines.
The agency noted that the vaccines would come mainly from the AstraZeneca/Oxford AZD1222 vaccine.
The rollout is however subject to the vaccine being approved for emergency use by the WHO. The review is expected to be received soon.