Malawi Expands Eligibility for Covid Vaccine As Doses Near Expiration

Blantyre — Malawi's Ministry of Health expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to all Malawians 18 and older. The decision was prompted by the approaching expiration date for about 40,000 doses the country received from the African Union.

Malawi's government has so far received 512,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which it is administering to the public.

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