RWANDA halted coronavirus vaccination because of delays in deliveries that has created a vaccine shortage here, an official said Tuesday.
Director-General of the Rwanda Biomedical Centre Sabin Nsanzimana said the number vaccinated in Rwanda is still low.
Rwanda wants to vaccinate 30% of the population by the end of 2021 and 60% by the end of 2022.
About 350,400 people have received jabs as of Tuesday, representing just 5% of the population.
Nsanzimana said 500,000 doses of the vaccine Rwanda procured from India have yet to arrive, following a health crisis that affected vaccine supplies to developing countries.
He assured the country that efforts were underway to procure vaccines from elsewhere that could be delivered soon.
The Health Ministry announced a testing drive in the capital, Kigali, on Monday, targeting passengers of public buses, private cars and motorcycle drivers hoping to collect 2,000 samples in three days.
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