Africa needs 'seven-fold rise' in COVID-19 vaccine shipments — WHO

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'…the rise is necessary if the continent is to fully vaccinate 70 per cent of its people against COVID-19 by September 2022.'

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Mrs Moeti said that the COVAX Facility, the global platform to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, had been forced to slash planned deliveries to Africa by 25 per cent in 2021, due to global supply shortages and export bans.

“However, only a third of the vaccines that wealthy countries pledged to share with Africa by the end of 2021 have been received. “We also need strong structures set up to ensure that all promises made are promises kept,” she said. She said that the reviews had shown that vaccine supply security and uncertainty around deliveries had been a major impediment for many African countries.

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