MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Kennedy Malama says government and the World Bank have mobilised resources to procure 4.4 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. And Bank of Zambia Governor Christopher Mvunga has announced that the Central Bank has contributed K3 million towards the COVID-19 response. In a statement, Tuesday, Dr Malama said the Africa Union and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed through the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Trust that the vaccines were expected in the country in September this year. “We are therefore delighted to update the nation that government and the World Bank have mobilised resources to procure 4,4 million doses of Johnson & Johnson. The Africa Union...

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