The latest:
- Vaccine Hunters is winding down. But they’ll be back if you need them, says founder.
- Have a coronavirus question or news tip for CBC News? Email: [email protected].
Canada will donate more than 1.3 million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to three African countries through the COVAX vaccine-sharing facility, GAVI said on Thursday.
Nigeria, Kenya and Niger will receive first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization said.
The COVAX facility, backed by the World Health Organization and GAVI, aims to secure two billion vaccine doses for lower income countries by the end of 2021.
The federal government announced in July that Canada would be donating 17.7 million doses of AstraZeneca to help inoculate people in low- and middle-income countries.
What’s happening in Canada
![](https://thumbnails.cbc.ca/maven_legacy/thumbnails/973/906/covid-vaccine-hesitant-workers-leavitt-010921.jpg?crop=1.777xh:h;*,*&downsize=510px:* 510w")
More workplaces, including airlines and the federal government, have made COVID-19 vaccines mandatory and it’s creating division between workplace safety and employment for both unions and employees. 1:59
- Man. doctors pen letter urging new health minister to do more.
- Scenes from Day 1 of Quebec’s vaccination passport.
What’s happening around the world
As of Thursday, more than 218.4 million cases of COVID-19 had been reported worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus tracking tool. The reported global death toll stood at more than 4.5 million.
In Asia, Taiwan has received its first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines after a prolonged purchasing process gave rise to a political blame game with China.
In the Americas, COVID-19 vaccines developed by Cuba do not have emergency use authorization from the World Health Organization and cannot be bought for countries in the Americas, the WHO’s regional health branch said.
In Europe, Bulgaria’s health minister says the country will introduce stricter control measures for the coming two months because of a rise in cases.
In Africa, the African Union’s COVID-19 envoy says vaccine doses produced by a plant in South Africa will no longer be exported to Europe after the intervention of South Africa’s government.
