1 SHARES Share TweetGENEVA, Switzerland, Jul 31 – Four of the world’s most prominent health, trade and financial organisations on Saturday implored Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to prioritise doses for poorer countries to combat the “acute and alarming shortage”. “We reiterate the urgency of providing access to Covid-19 vaccines, tests and treatments to people throughout the developing world,” they said. The leaders said vaccine delivery contracts for poorer nations were being delayed, with less than five percent of purchased vaccine doses having been delivered. More than four billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered globally, according to an AFP count. In countries categorised as high income by the World Bank, 98.2 doses per 100 people have been injected.

Source: Daily Nation July 31, 2021 13:18 UTC