Learn lessons from Ebola outbreaks when planning Covid-19 vaccination in Africa
Obstacles to vaccinating people trapped in conflict zones — including an ever-present threat of attack — abound, say charities
19 February 2021 - 16:47
Nairobi/Garowe, Somalia — Somali cattle herder Omar Hussein isn't joining the global scramble for a Covid-19 vaccine — he’s not sure the jab will even reach his besieged town in southwestern Somalia.
The 28-year-old, who has spent much of his life living in a volatile region infiltrated by al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgents, has bigger problems on his mind...
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