The first deliveries to Côte d'Ivoire of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 initially scheduled for the end of January "
are postponed to mid-February
" due to "
delays
" in their availability, according to the Ivorian authorities who nevertheless maintain the vaccination schedule.
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"
The first deliveries of the Pfizer vaccine, around 100,000 doses, initially scheduled for the end of January 2021, are postponed to mid-February given the delays in the availability of vaccines,
" said the press release from the Council of Ministers. 'is held on Wednesday.
Despite these delays, the government "
maintains the schedule for the vaccination campaign
" and asks the relevant ministries to "
continue preparations
", according to the statement.
The Ivorian authorities, who announced the start of vaccination in the country for mid-February, have for the moment authorized the Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.
"
The authorization of the AstraZeneca vaccines from Great Britain, Sinopharm from China and Sputnik V from Russia is expected this week,
" according to the statement from the Council of Ministers.
The country has 25,597 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 142 deaths.
Like other West African countries relatively preserved since the start of the pandemic, Côte d'Ivoire has experienced an upsurge in cases of coronavirus contamination since early December.