Africa Daily - Can Africa become vaccine self-sufficient?
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This time last year we were asking whether Africa would get enough Covid-19 vaccines.
As 2021 progressed, it became clear that it wouldn’t.
African leaders complained that rich countries weren't meeting their commitments to Covax, the scheme aimed at ensuring equitable access to the vaccines.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa coined the term vaccine apartheid, in reference to the gulf between vaccination rates on the continent and other parts of the world.
And some people began to ask how the continent could avoid being in this position again in the future.
So, can Africa become self-sufficient when it comes to vaccine production?
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Published on Tuesday, 18th January 2022.
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