Kenya Joins South Africa’s Ramaphosa in Calling Out ‘Vaccine Apartheid’
Officials are accusing rich countries of hoarding vaccines and closing borders to African countries.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
COVID-19 vaccines are essential in the global strategy to end the pandemic and are only effective if distributed equitably among countries. The United Nations’ Global Goal 3 calls for good health and well-being and this cannot be achieved if richer countries continue to hoard vaccines and contribute to vaccine nationalism. Join the movement and take action on this issue here.
Kenya has joined South Africa in accusing rich countries of perpetrating a “vaccine apartheid” and leaving low- and middle-income countries short of vaccines to combat COVID-19.