5 African Countries Have not Given any COVID Vaccines Amid Continent Shortages
On 6/9/21 at 9:59 AM EDT
At least five African countries have not administered any COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The World Health Organization said there is a severe vaccine shortage across Africa amid a new wave of COVID-19 cases, the Associated Press reported. Even with the doses secured through WHO s COVAX program, African is still facing a shortage of around 700 million doses. It is extremely concerning and at times frustrating, Africa CDC Director Dr. John Nkengasong told the Associated Press.
Nkengasong called on the leaders of wealthy nations meeting this week at the G-7 summit to send spare vaccine doses to African countries in need in order to prevent a moral catastrophe.
This IS INSANE | Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine
The continent of 1.3 billion people is facing a severe shortage of vaccine at the same time a new wave of infections is rising across Africa. Author: GERALD IMRAY Associated Press Published: 4:37 AM PDT June 9, 2021 Updated: 4:37 AM PDT June 9, 2021
CAPE TOWN, South Africa In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack.
In fact, it has barely gotten out of the starting blocks.
In South Africa, which has the continent’s most robust economy and its biggest coronavirus caseload, just 0.8% of the population is fully vaccinated, according to a worldwide tracker kept by Johns Hopkins University. And hundreds of thousands of the country s health workers, many of whom come face-to-face with the virus every day, are still waiting for their shots.
In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack. In fact, it has barely gotten out of the starting blocks.
This IS INSANE | Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine
The continent of 1.3 billion people is facing a severe shortage of vaccine at the same time a new wave of infections is rising across Africa. Author: GERALD IMRAY Associated Press Published: 7:37 AM EDT June 9, 2021 Updated: 7:37 AM EDT June 9, 2021
CAPE TOWN, South Africa In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack.
In fact, it has barely gotten out of the starting blocks.
In South Africa, which has the continent’s most robust economy and its biggest coronavirus caseload, just 0.8% of the population is fully vaccinated, according to a worldwide tracker kept by Johns Hopkins University. And hundreds of thousands of the country s health workers, many of whom come face-to-face with the virus every day, are still waiting for their shots.