The vaccines were donated by the US, while the shipment was facilitated through Covax.
Tanzania has received more than one million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in a first for the East African country.
Tanzania plans to prioritise inoculation of front-line workers, those with comorbidities and those aged over 50 before moving to the rest of the population, local news platform Daily News reported on Sunday. US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke to Samia about “the importance of the ongoing international partnership to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and how the United States can support Tanzania in fighting the pandemic,” according to a statement by spokesperson Ned Price on July 6.
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