Cameroon receives 200,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines from China

Covid-19 vaccine.

China-donated Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines at Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport in Cameroon on April 11, 2021. PHOTO | COURTESY

Cameroon has received a donation of 200,000 doses of Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine, Sinopharm, after it suspended the approval of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines over safety concerns.

The AstraZeneca vaccines are being distributed under the World Health Organization-backed Covax initiative, but there have been several reports linking it to rare cases of blood clots.