Afghanistan runs out of vaccine

KABUL: Afghanistan is waiting for new deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines amid a surge in infections and a third wave of the pandemic, Health Ministry spokesman Dastagir Nazari said on Monday. Nazari told dpa news agency that the process of vaccinating new people has been stopped in the country. Only individuals who have had the first shot are currently receiving jabs.

The country with an estimated population of 37 million has so far received 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca jab from India and another 468,000 doses from the international vaccine-sharing programme COVAX.

The doses were used to vaccinate health workers, members of the armed forces, teachers and media staff. The country is expected to receive another 700,000 doses of vaccines from China "in the near future" ,but there is no exact date for the deliveries, Nazari said. (IANS)

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