Covid-19 roundup: As­traZeneca ships first CO­V­AX dos­es as Cana­da rec­om­mends against 65+ use; In­ovio, still stuck in PhI­II, to re­spond to FDA in May

As­traZeneca’s Covid-19 vac­cine has had a bumpy ride, but the promi­nent drug­mak­er is ready to start sup­ply­ing their shots to CO­V­AX.

The first dos­es of the As­traZeneca/Ox­ford vac­cine were shipped to Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire, As­traZeneca an­nounced Tues­day, with more set to be­gin ar­riv­ing this week in the Philip­pines, In­done­sia, Fi­ji, Mon­go­lia and Moldo­va. For many of these coun­tries, these dos­es rep­re­sent their first Covid-10 vac­cines, As­traZeneca said.

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