American drugmaker Moderna and its Japanese distribution partner Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. announce that they are planning to recall three suspended lots of COVID-19 vaccine doses in Japan after an investigation discovered stainless steel contaminants.
The World Health Organization warned Thursday that Africa, the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, is set to miss the global goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10% of every country's population against COVID-19 by the end of September.
“With less than a month to go, this looming goal must concentrate minds in Africa and globally," Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO's regional director for Africa, said in a statement Thursday."Vaccine hoarding has held Africa back and we urgently need more vaccines, but as more doses arrive, African countries must zero in and drive forward precise plans to rapidly vaccinate the millions of people that still face a grave threat from COVID-19.
But while many African nations have sped up vaccinations as shipments increased, the WHO said that 26 countries have used less than half of their doses.
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