Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq receives AstraZeneca vaccine
Some countries have suspended the British-Swedish vaccine due to its association with blood clots, though the European Union still recommends its use. The KRG previously received a small amount of Chinese vaccine doses.
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The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has obtained tens of thousands more COVID-19 vaccine doses.
KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani announced Friday that 43,800 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine have arrived in the autonomous part of northern Iraq.