30th WHO Regulatory Update on COVID-19

Overview

On 1st March 2021, the first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa using COVAX doses began in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire as the first to use doses provided by the COVAX Facility.

On 24th February, Ghana became the first country outside India to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccine allocated to Advance Market Commitment (AMC) countries from the COVAX Facility, followed by Côte d’Ivoire on 26th February. More doses will be shipped to more countries in the coming days and weeks, as we move towards our target of starting vaccination in all countries within the first 100 days of the year.