Africa Needs COVID-19 Vaccines Produced In Africa By Nicholas Aderinto | Sahara Reporters

As of the 3rd of May 2021, 1.16 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered worldwide. 36.1% of the vaccine was administered among the 27 wealthiest countries globally, which account for only 10.5% of the global population. Within the same period, Africa, which accounts for 17.6% of the global population, had administered vaccines to less than 2% of its people.

Africa suffers from the centralised worldwide production and distribution imbalance, as its dependence on Western manufacturers exposes it to the consequences of vaccine nationalism and procurement constraints. Africa produces only 1% of the vaccines used in Africa. This lack of vaccine manufacturing capacity, together with the continent's faulty health infrastructure, indicates that vaccines will likely be a significant factor in disease control even beyond COVID-19.

Several coalitions and investments in COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing have been announced in recent months. On the 28th of March, 2021, the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team announced a new agreement with Johnson & Johnson to provide AU countries with 220 million single-shot doses of J&J vaccines. Aspen Pharmacare in South Africa will manufacture these. However, investment for manufacturing locally in Africa is still limited.

The one they produced in Europe which many Africans are taking... UK said your seen as unvaccinated if you their country.

Africa leaders can't think of such , they are not done looting funds

Yes, we have had bad governance in Nigeria for over 61 years. Where is civil society; where are the people building mega churches and mega-mosques in Nigeria?

God forbid

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