More Covid Vaccine arrives in Malawi

By Staff Reporter

A new consignment of over 277,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have arrived in the country through Kamuzu International Airport.

This is part of 1,916,480 doses that Japan has donated to Malawi through the United Nations-led Covax facility.

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, Deputy Minister of Health Enock Phale and Japanese ambassador to Malawi Satoshi Iwakiri were at the airport to receive the doses.

These vaccines are a donation from the Japanese Government through the COVAX Facility.