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Mistrust in local, national governments is slowing down child vaccination progress in Africa Mistrust in local and national governments is slowing down child vaccination progress in Africa, which has half of the world's unvaccinated and undervaccinated children, a study shows. According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, vaccination prevents two to three million deaths annually worldwide from diseases such as tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), influenza and measles but almost 20 million infants each year lack adequate access to vaccines. The study published last month in BMJ Glo...

Mistrust in governments ‘impeding child vaccination’ Administering vaccine on a farm in Nigeria. A report says child vaccination rates in African countries are much lower in areas where the local population has high levels of mistrust in their government. Copyright: CDC Global, (CC BY 2.0) Speed read Mistrust in governments plays a role in Africa’s low vaccine take-up, a study suggests Governments should ‘leverage popular media’ to promote vaccination Share this article: Republish We encourage you to republish this article online and in print, it’s free under our creative comm...

18 May 2021, 9:35 PM  |  Reuters  |  @SABCNews Image: ReutersIndia stopped vaccine exports a month ago and, according to a Reuters report earlier on Tuesday, is now unlikely to resume major exports before October. An extended halt to exports of COVID-19 vaccines from India, where authorities are battling a wave of domestic infections, risks derailing vaccination efforts already underway in Africa, one of the continent’s top health officials said on Tuesday. India stopped vaccine exports a month ago a...

Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsIndia's halt to vaccine exports 'very problematic' for Africa Giulia Paravicini 1/2 A nurse talks to a man following his vaccination, as South Africa rolls out the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the elderly at the Munsieville Care for the Aged Centre outside Johannesburg, South Africa May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo Read More An extended halt to exports of COVID-19 vaccines from India, where authorities are battling a wave of domestic infections, risks derailing vaccination efforts already underway in Africa, one of the continent's top h...

Risks and challenges in Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout Format Africa's largest-ever vaccination drive is well under way. Forty-nine African countries are rolling out COVID-19 vaccines and over 22 million doses have been given on the continent. Valuable lessons are emerging, but major risks and challenges threaten Africa's fragile gains. Supply crunch African countries, particularly the approximately 40 nationsrelying on doses from COVAX and the Serum Institute of India, are being left behind as vaccines made in India are diverted for domestic use. Just 1% of the 1.3 billion COVID-19 vacc...