In Africa, Distrust of COVID-19 Vaccine Slows Prevention Efforts
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This has worried international public health officials as some countries have begun to destroy doses that
expired before they could be used.
Malawi and South Sudan in recent days have said they will destroy some of their doses because they had expired.
Africa’s 1.3 billion people represent 16 percent of the world’s population. But, the World Health Organization reports that Africa has received less than 2 percent of the world’s COVID-19 vaccine doses.
African countries have confirmed more than 4.5 million COVID-19 cases, including 120,000 deaths. That is a very small percentage of the world’s deaths.
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