Pharmaceutical companies should sell Covid-19 vaccines to African countries at discounted rates and allow them to be produced locally to potentially cut costs, the head of the continent’s disease control body said on Thursday.
The greatest challenge for any vaccination programme is how do you deliver it to the needy in a timely fashion.How frequently people will need vaccinations against Covid-19 remains uncertain, he said.Many African states are relying on Covax, a global Covid-19 vaccine allocation plan co-led by the World Health Organisation , which is working to lower prices for poor and middle income countries.
Covax has met its initial fundraising target and is making excellent progress in negotiating deals with manufacturers.He added the continent was working with Afreximbank and the World Bank to see how to raise funds to buy and deliver vaccines. On Thursday, GAVI, a vaccines alliance that co-leads Covax with the WHO, said Covax was on track with its goal to secure 2 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses by the end of 2021.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)
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Why Africa can't collaborate & produce our own vaccine. Africa mst stop begging mentality & start to work together. Trump made it clear that he was president of USA not of the world. When things suits us we need African solutions. This is the time of Africa solutions
JvanLogg This begging mentality of Africa makes me sick but the political leadership is stinking rich
Why? These countries are poor due to their corrupt socialist governments. Giving them handouts is feeding the monster.
But African leaders swim in luxury. Companies must cut their profits for African leaders to continue with their corrupt activities
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AFRICA BEGGING AGAIN.
There are multiple vaccines out there. Russia, China and US all have vaccines. Africa must take their pick and negotiate local production. The days of monopoly from the US has long expired.
Why should they do it, nobody of you will thank the WMC .....
Always beggars
The difference between the normal price and the rebate will be treated as a facilitation fee and will go to the thieves! ALWAYS A LOOTING OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM COMRADES!
Is this vaccine compulsory?some of have never taken medication since, we grew up
Is that why SA hasn't made the deposit? Haggling for the right discount?
Just why must Africa be treated differently? When is it coming of age? Always begging it demanding.
There’s no guarantees that local production and distribution would mitigate production costs.
What makes Africa special ?
Why? Seems a bit unfair to get preferential treatment?