African countries acquire close to 60m COVID-19 vaccines – Africa CDC

African countries have acquired around 59.9 million COVID-19 vaccines so far, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said around 0.79 percent of Africa’s population has received a full vaccine regimen.

Five countries, namely Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa have acquired and administered the most doses of the vaccines to their respective populations.

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As of Thursday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa had reached 5,108,890, with 136,030 deaths and 4,558,435 recoveries, according to the agency.

South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia, and Egypt are the countries with the most cases in the continent, the Africa CDC said.