Amid a COVID surge in Africa, vaccine promises from richer nations are not enough to bring an early end to the pandemic, experts say.
COVID-19 testing in Johannesburg. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reintroduced restrictions following a surge of the Delta variant.Credit: Emmanuel Croset/AFP/Getty
Most people in the poorest countries will need to wait another two years before they are vaccinated against COVID-19, researchers have told
Nature.
Around 11 billion doses are needed to fully vaccinate 70% of the world’s population against COVID-19. As of 4 July, 3.2 billion doses had been administered. At the current vaccination rate, this will increase to around six billion doses by the end of the year, researchers from the International Monetary Fund, based in Washington DC, project.
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