and help coordinate the drugs distribution much of africa including nigeria kenya and rwanda as well as asian countries like india afghanistan and bangladesh are using kovacs and the astra zeneca vaccine the ongoing dispute over possible side effects of the astra zeneca jab have prompted more and more european countries to place restrictions on its use indonesia is the biggest kovacs country to have suspended it so far at least one province is now using it again but more countries may follow potentially leading to major delays in vaccinations in some of the world s hardest hit areas. so let s get more on this from my doctor richard may he go he coordinates the w h o s immunization and vaccines program for africa and joins us from brazzaville in the republic of congo welcome to day doubly let s start with these concerns over astra zeneca our they affecting the vaccine programs there on the continent ok good afternoon and thank you for your dition yeah i think we have seen a lo
is for the children just for beethoven, it is for beethoven is for covering the i m going to open 2020, 5th anniversary here on as vaccines receive approval and become available to the world. the next questions ethical, such as who gets the vaccine 1st? not only do we have to take into account which age groups to prioritise, but also which jobs. frontline health workers around the world are already demanding better protection. and how should distribution work around the world? as it stands, rich countries are already preparing infrastructure and buying up future doses by the billions that leave poor countries already grappling with inadequate health care systems struggling to secure their own. the fair distribution of a coronavirus vaccine looks to be one of the major challenges of the coming months . if not years. the world health organization who will hear from later says the world cannot afford to get it wrong for time is running out to prepare a framework for getting any
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