Reminding that the continent is still “in the throes of the pandemic’s third wave”, WHO Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti,we are not out of the woods yetWHO said that it hoped COVAX would ship 520 million doses to Africa by the end of 2021, in addition to more shots from other sources, including deliveries from the African Union, which is expected to supply around 45 million jabs by the end of the year.
Around 30 countries have used more than three-quarters of the vaccines they received, according to WHO. “These doses have been allocated to countries this week and will be delivered as soon as countries are ready to receive them”, said Dr. Moeti. Moreover, the African Union recently announced plans to start delivering 400 million Johnson & Johnson doses to countries throughout the continent. With the expected influx of doses, WHO underscored the importance of scaling up all the aspects of vaccine rollouts to reach as many people as possible – from mobilizing adequate resources to increasing vaccine confidence.
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