AU Set To Buy 110million Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccines

The African Union, AU, is set to buy up to 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Incorporated, in an arrangement brokered in part by the White House which will defer delivery of some doses intended for the United States to facilitate the deal.

AU coronavirus envoy Strive Masiyiwa said it’s to increase the number of vaccines available immediately, urging other vaccine producing countries to follow the lead of the US government.

Masiyiwa revealed that the Moderna purchase represented the first time the 55-member AU secured vaccines not fully produced in Africa.