Ghana 1st Country To Receive COVAX Vaccines; Gets 6L Jabs From India

West-African country Ghana became the first country to obtain vaccines under the COVAX initiative as it welcomed 6,00,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine by Serum Institute of India on February 24. Delivered by UNICEF, the vaccines reached Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport as part of the initial wave of COVID-19 vaccines that COVAX is granting to 92 low/middle-income nations. Reportedly, Ghana’s will commence its phased vaccination drive from March 2.