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JOHANNESBURG - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said the majority of African countries were lagging behind when it came to submitting their vaccine rollout plans - with many warning they wouldn t make next week’s deadline and needed an extension.
The WHO said each country needed to inform the global health body what priority groups they wanted to jab first, which vaccine they preferred, how they were to execute the plan, and whether they needed assistance.
The organisation’s Dr Phiona Atuhebwe - who is the Africa new vaccines introduction medical officer and vaccinologist - said some countries still needed help with their plans.