New Delhi: India has flown the first lot of coronavirus vaccines to Africa, after having shipped these to friendly South Asian neighbours when a Royal Air Maroc plane left India for Moroccan capital Rabat on Friday evening.
The Indian embassy in Rabat tweeted: “In a manifestation of excellent relationship between India and Morocco, the first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and produced by Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine producer was shipped from India for Morocco today.” The embassy later replied to its own tweet, saying: “AffordableVaccine4All.”
Earlier this week, Minister for External Affairs, S Jaishankar had met the ambassadors of African countries. He tweeted: “Our conversation covered COVID recovery, vaccines, air travel, and digital experiences. Also spoke about India’s current priorities & challenges. Assured them of India’s interest in an early IAFS (India-Africa Forum Summit)…