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In Africa, Distrust of COVID-19 Vaccine Slows Prevention Efforts

In Africa, Distrust of COVID-19 Vaccine Slows Prevention Efforts The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:06:23 0:00 This has worried international public health officials as some countries have begun to destroy doses that expired before they could be used. Malawi and South Sudan in recent days have said they will destroy some of their doses because they had expired. Africa’s 1.3 billion people represent 16 percent of the world’s population. But, the World Health Organization reports that Africa has received less than 2 percent of the world’s COVID-19 vaccine doses. African countries have confirmed more than 4.5 million COVID-19 cases, including 120,000 deaths. That is a very small percentage of the world’s deaths.

Safety concerns leave some Africans hesitant to get vaccines

By Press Association 2021 A health care worker receives a vaccine at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa (Nardus Engelbrecht/AP) Some Africans are hesitating to get Covid-19 vaccines amid concerns about their safety, alarming public health officials as some countries start to destroy thousands of doses that expired before use. Malawi and South Sudan in recent days have said they will destroy some of their doses, a concerning development on a continent where health officials have been outspoken about the need for vaccine equity as the world’s rich nations hold the bulk of shots. Africa, whose 1.3 billion people represent 16% of the world’s population, has received less than 2% of the Covid-19 vaccine doses administered around the world, according to the World Health 0rganisation.

In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses

In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses by Rodney Muhumuza, The Associated Press Posted Apr 27, 2021 2:13 am EDT Last Updated Apr 27, 2021 at 2:14 am EDT KAMPALA, Uganda Some Africans are hesitating to get COVID-19 vaccines amid concerns about their safety, alarming public health officials as some countries start to destroy thousands of doses that expired before use. Malawi and South Sudan in recent days have said they will destroy some of their doses, a concerning development on a continent where health officials have been outspoken about the need for vaccine equity as the world’s rich nations hold the bulk of shots.

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