JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) on Tuesday said they have commenced COVID-19 vaccine pre-orders for 55 African Union (AU) member states.
"These are historical times. For the first time in history, Africa has secured access to millions of vaccine doses in the middle of a pandemic as most of Western countries," said African Union Special Envoy Strive Masiyiwa. "There is still a huge shortage of vaccine doses and that is why this continental collaboration has designed a fair allocation coupled with timely and equitable access of COVID-19 vaccines across the continent."