Global Initiative To Start Shipping Vaccines To Africa, Where Supplies Are Low
Dr. Katherine O'Brien of the World Health Organization says poor countries are able to get their populations vaccinated — they just need the doses.
by Audie Cornish
Feb 05, 2021
2 minutes
African countries are far behind when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations, largely because rich countries in North America and Europe have already bought much of the existing and future supply.
Poor countries are at the back of the line. That poses a threat for the world: While it's a humanitarian disaster for low-income countries themselves, having a large
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