Scientists have demanded an end to the Covid-19 vaccine handout bonanza by rich countries. Africa has received less than two per cent of the total 773 million worldwide-administered doses of Covid-19 vaccines. “Nearly four million people are most at-risk in Kenya – but only one million vaccine doses are currently available,” Dr Kinyanjui said. The AHF scientists welcomed the recent G7 commitment to donating 870 million doses to Covax facility. In total, the 10 richest countries own about 80 per cent of all Covid vaccines and that only 0.3 per cent of vaccines currently end up in low-income countries.

Source: The Star June 23, 2021 20:03 UTC