The African bureau of the United Nations (UN) agency said the continent had to catch up with the rest of the world in terms of vaccine rollouts. It added that the new variants, such as the ones that emerged in India and South Africa, could unleash a “third wave” on the continent. “While we call for vaccine equity, Africa must also knuckle down and make the best of what we have. We must get all the doses we have into people’s arms.”Some African countries had been exemplary in deploying vaccines, the WHO said, without naming them. Globally, an average of 150 vaccine doses per 1,000 people have been administered, but in sub-Saharan Africa it is hardly eight doses per 1,000, according to WHO.

Source: Manila Times May 07, 2021 16:18 UTC