 Malawi has run out of COVID-19 vaccine doses amid a sharp rise in confirmed cases of the pandemic. In a statement released, the Ministry of Health and Population Services said the consignment of 900,000 doses the country was expecting at the end of May through the COVID-19 vaccine sharing facility is yet to arrive. In the initial vaccination phase supported by COVID-19, the Malawi government plans to cover 3.8 million people or 20% of the country's population including front-line health workers, social workers, the elderly and those with underline health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart problems. Malawi received its forced consignment of 360,000 doses from the COVAX facility in March followed by 102,000 doses from the African Union and 50,000 doses from the Indian government.