Vaccines begin arriving

More African countries received the longawaited first deliveries of COVID19 vaccines on Wednesday, with Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal and Lesotho benefiting from the global COVAX initiative that aims to ensure doses for the world’s lowand middleincome nations. African and other health officials have been frustrated by the sight of a handful of rich countries rolling out vaccines after snapping up large amounts for themselves.

So far Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Angola, Gambia and Congo also have received their first vaccine doses via COVAX, with several other countries including Mali, Senegal, Malawi and Uganda set to receive them this week.

Muhizi Olivier / Associated Press COVID19 vaccines are unloaded in Kigali, Rwanda. More African countries are benefiting from the global COVAX initiative that aims to ensure doses for low and middleincome nations.