Coronavirus: Seychelles becomes first African nation to start vaccinating population, using Chinese drug

The island nation received a donation of 50,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from the United Arab Emirates, the health minister said Authorities hopes to vaccinate 70 per cent of the country's population of 98,000 within two to three months, at a rate of 1,000 per day The island nation received a donation of 50,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from the United Arab Emirates and hopes to vaccinate 70 per cent of its population within two to three months. The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Seychelles began vaccinating its population against the coronavirus on Sunday, the first African nation…