By Maggie Fick
"I'm not an anti-vaxxer ... I have my children vaccinated up to date with everything out there, but this one? I'm not comfortable," said a doctor in Kenya, who declined to be named as she was not authorised to speak to the media. COVID-19 has also not hit Africa's 1.3 billion people to the extent it has ravaged some countries in Europe, Brazil, the United States and India, leaving some on the continent doubting the seriousness of the disease.Last week, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention , John Nkengasong, again implored citizens to stay vigilant, calling India's COVID-19 disaster a wake-up call.
In Ivory Coast, vaccination centres have been quieter than expected, raising fears that doses will be left unused when they expire in June, two health workers at the National Institute of Public Hygiene told Reuters.
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