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Tuesday, 14 September 2021 (YJC)_ Regarding Covid vaccination, WHO chief said that just two countries in Africa reached 40% target so far.
Just two African countries have met the target of vaccinating 40% of their population, which the WHO said it wants to help every country reach, its head, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said.
He said it is not because of a lack of expertise or capacity but because “they’ve been left behind by the rest of the world.”
Tedros said the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative has delivered 260m doses but progress has been slowed by richer countries tying up vaccine supplies.
He said only 2% of the 5bn doses administered around the world were in Africa and warned that as as vaccine inequality persists, the threat remains of Covid-19 circulating and mutating
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