No end in sight to Africa’s vaccine shortage
Most of continent’s 1.3-billion people have no access to vaccines as India, the cornerstone of Covax’s supply chain, halts exports
21 May 2021 - 14:49
Nairobi — After a stressful year working as a doctor at Kenya's largest public hospital in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ngala Mwendwa got his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in March and breathed a sigh of relief.
The Indian-manufactured shot was supplied by Covax, a global vaccine initiative that has been a lifeline for poor African nations. But with India now engulfed in its own crisis, Mwendwa has no idea when he will get his second dose...
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