Ethiopia receives 2.2 million Covid-19 first round of vaccines

 

The vaccines were delivered by #EthiopianAirlines and arrived at Bole International Airport this morning, where they were received by the Minister of Health, Dr. Lia Tadesse, state ministers, representatives of World Health Organization, World Bank, UNICEF, African CDC and others.

The Minister of Health, Dr. Lia Tadesse congratulated everyone on the arrival of the vaccines and thanked the partners for their cooperation in getting the vaccine into the country.

The vaccine will be available for the most vulnerable groups in society: to health workers and staff, people with chronic illness and older people.

The immunization schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.

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