A Tale of 2 COVID Vaccine Clinics: Lines in Kenya, Few Takers in Atlanta
In the developing world, supply is limited and uncertain
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In the developing world, supply is limited and uncertain
Several hundred people line up every morning, starting before dawn, on a grassy area outside Nairobi's largest hospital hoping to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Sometimes the line moves smoothly, while on other days, the staff tells them there's nothing available and they should come back tomorrow. Halfway around the world, at a church in Atlanta in the U.S. state of Georgia, two workers with plenty of vaccine doses waited hours Wednesday for anyone to show up, whiling away the time by listening to music from a laptop.
In Nairobi, Kenya, several hundred people line up daily hoping for a vaccine, meanwhile in Atlanta, a clinic had only one person show up over a six-hour period.
In Nairobi, Kenya, several hundred people line up daily hoping for a vaccine, meanwhile in Atlanta, a clinic had only one person show up over a six-hour period.
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