Countless batches of Covid vaccine at risk of being thrown away in low income countries Capacity absorption - the ability to distribute available jabs - needs to more than double to match the expected surge in supply
4 August 2021 • 9:27am
The international community is not currently living up to promises to vaccinate the world”
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“Countless batches” of coronavirus vaccine will go to waste in lower income countries every month without a concerted effort to tackle gaps in the rollout readiness, according to the Global Health Security Consortium (GHSC).
In a report published on Wednesday, the group warned that “capacity absorption” - the infrastructure needed to use doses once deliveries arrive - will be a growing challenge in the coming months, with the potential to scupper efforts to vaccinate the world.
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