Congo and Cameroon have particular challenges but many other African countries face similar problems
John Nkengasong, director of Africa CDC. Picture: ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES/MINASSE WONDIMU HAILU
Only 6.6% of Africa’s population of 1.2-billion is fully vaccinated, John Nkengasong, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention , told a virtual news conference. That means Africa is far from reaching the AU’s aim of fully vaccinating 70% of people by the end of 2022. He named the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon as encountering particular logistical challenges but said many other African countries face similar problems.
In April, authorities reallocated to other African countries most of the 1.7-million Covid-19 vaccine doses the DRC had received a month earlier from the Covax vaccine-sharing facility because they were set to expire.
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