Margaret Keenan, a 91-year-old grandmother, would make history as the first person on earth to receive a Covid-19 jab of the Pfizer vaccine. Once again, the Global South is taking a hit as they watch the top countries stockpile and vaccinate their people in droves. The global superpower was vaccinating more than 1.8 million people per day during its highest peak in mid-April this year. No African country is developing the vaccine on its own, with most of the continent’s countries relying on the AstraZeneca vaccine produced in India. Africa has been served yet another blow as the European Union and many other western nations have blacklisted the covishield brand of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Source: Standard Digital July 07, 2021 18:12 UTC