Only ‘a trickle’ of Covid-19 vaccines for Africa’s 1.3 billion people
Only ‘a trickle’ of Covid-19 vaccines for Africa’s 1.3 billion people
According to the WHO, Africa is facing a severe shortage of vaccines at the same time a new wave of infections is rising across the continent. Five countries are yet to put a single dose into a citizen s arm.
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UPDATED: June 9, 2021 20:19 IST
Africa CDC Director Dr John Nkengasong has called on wealthy nations to share spare vaccines. (AP photo)
In the global race to vaccinate people against Covid-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack.
Delta variant up to 60pc more infectious, says UK expert
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Reuters
The delta coronavirus variant of concern, first identified in India, is believed to be 60 per cent more transmissible than the alpha variant which was previously dominant in Britain, a prominent UK epidemiologist said on Wednesday.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that England’s full reopening from COVID-19 lockdown, pencilled in for June 21, could be pushed back due to the rapid spread of the delta variant.
Neil Ferguson of Imperial College London told reporters that estimates of delta’s transmission edge over alpha had narrowed, and “we think 60 per cent is probably the best estimate”.
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