A health worker extracts a dose from a vial of AstraZeneca-Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine, in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan. 27, 2021.Another 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been secured for the African continent through the Serum Institute of India, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Africa’s case fatality rate of 2.5 per cent remains above the global one of 2.2 per cent, and 14 of Africa’s 54 countries have case fatality rates above 3 per cent. The continent has more than 3.4 million confirmed virus cases, including more than 87,000 deaths. The first of those doses should roll out in Africa “probably by mid-next month, and by March we’ll definitely see most of the countries vaccinating, targeting the high-risk groups.” He called it a “slow start” but said he expected a ramping-up in the coming months.
It is a “shocking fact that a rich country can pay less than a country that is struggling,” he said, pointing out that higher-income African countries like South Africa are not eligible for donated vaccines. “It’s time, really, to call for a fair price for those countries … at minimum, at the same price rich countries are getting.”
Was this from Trudeau? I'd bet on it lol
And Canada has as well but didn't sign guaranteed delivery dates! It's like having zero fire trucks for your city bragging about having a 100 on order! Then there's a fire (Covid) so how do you put it out? TrudeauVaccineFail
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