We Need to Close the Vaccination Gap: Op-Ed
By the end of May 2021, only 2.1 % of Africans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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By the end of May 2021, only 2.1 % of Africans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The EU welcomes the $50-billion plan to vaccinate 40% of the world population in 2021 and 60% by mid-2022. To achieve this, we need closely coordinated multilateral action. We must resist the threats posed by ‘vaccine diplomacy’, linking the provision of vaccines to political goals, and ‘...
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