COVID-19 vaccines delivered – Eastern Mediterranean

Afghanistan // Djibouti // Jordan // Palestinian Territory // Tunisia // Somalia // Sudan // 22 March, 2021

The COVAX Facility have delivered more than 1.9 million doses (in total) to Afghanistan, Djibouti, Jordan, the occupied Palestinian territory, Tunisia, Somalia, and Sudan. More deliveries are expected in the coming days. The WHO state "To date, 19 countries in the Region have commenced vaccination against COVID-19, administrating over 16 million doses and targeting high-risk groups aiming to cover 20% of their population. Out of these 19 countries, COVAX doses delivery is the only source of COVID-19 vaccines in Djibouti, Somalia, and Sudan. More than 15 countries vaccinating their populations have already procured vaccines through bi-lateral agreements with vaccine manufacturers." The WHO also noted the Region is faced challenges in vaccine rollouts, including public hesitancy, major inequalities, shortages in supply and logistical issues related to cold chain storage of the vaccines.

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