Prognosis
Africa Needs Vaccines as Second-Shot Deadline Looms, WHO Says
- At least 20 million doses needed to complete inoculations
- Further 200 million shots needed to vaccinate 10% of Africans
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African nations will need at least 20 million AstraZeneca Plc coronavirus vaccines by mid-July to complete the immunization of people who’ve had the first dose of the shots, the World Health Organization said.
A further 200 million doses are needed for the continent to vaccinate 10% of its population by September, WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti said in an online briefing on Thursday.