Will Gambia benefit? WHO, Pfizer announce deal for 40 million vaccine doses for poorer countries

The World Health Organization said on Friday it had reached an agreement with Pfizer for 40 million doses of its vaccine against COVID-19, allowing it to begin vaccinating in poor and lower-middle income countries under its COVAX programme next month.

“I’m glad to announce that Covax has signed an agreement with Pfizer-BioNTech for up to 40 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine,” World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. (CGTN Africa)