Reuters| Johannesburg | South Africa
The World Health Organization is briefing African countries on a recommendation by its SAGE panel that AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine should be deployed widely, even in countries where the "South African" coronavirus variant may reduce its efficacy, its Africa director said.
WHO Africa's Matshidiso Moeti told a news conference on Thursday that interactions with countries neighboring South Africa were "particularly intense".
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