Tanzania receives over 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China

Tanzanian Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children Dorothy Gwajima speaks after receiving a batch of the Sinopharm vaccine from China, at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Oct. 8, 2021. Tanzania on Friday received 1,065,600 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from China under COVAX, boosting the east African nation's vaccination campaign against COVID-19. COVAX is a global program aimed at providing equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)