LONDON, Dec 6 — Africa has little chance of overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic unless 70 per cent of its population is vaccinated by end-2022, yet “extreme vaccine discrimination” is leaving the continent behind, a report published today said.
One in 15 Africans has been fully vaccinated, against nearly 70 per cent in the G7 group of richer nations, according to data from the foundation, which was set up by the Sudanese telecoms billionaire to promote better governance and economic development in Africa. Vaccines have been in short supply in Africa after developed countries secured initial orders from pharmaceutical companies and the global vaccine-sharing programme, COVAX, got off to a slow start.
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