Vaccination yet to go full throttle in Africa as doubts about safety keep people away

Vaccination yet to go full throttle in Africa as doubts about safety keep people away
Tuesday April 27 2021
A member of the Kenya Defence Forces receives the Covid-19 vaccine. The military were among the first groups in the country scheduled to be vaccinated in Kenya. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Summary
Amid hesitancy among priority groups, some countries are facing the challenge of using their doses before they expire, compelling health ministries to open up the inoculation to other categories of people than were previously planned for.
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Insufficient doses, poor uptake of the coronavirus vaccine by priority groups, inadequate trained staff for distribution, and scepticism about their safety and efficacy continue to define Africa’s efforts at inoculating people against Covid-19.

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