A total of 24 000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine procured through the Covax scheme by the Namibian government are expected to arrive in the country today. The health ministry yesterday announced the doses will be delivered at the Hosea Kutako International Airport this morning.
The arrival of the doses will further boost Namibia's fight against Covid-19, which has seen nearly 600 deaths due to the pandemic. So far, the country has received a combined 130 000 doses donated by the Chinese and Indian governments. In his State of the Nation address yesterday, President Hage Geingob urged Namibians to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
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