The first vaccine that comes along that has authorization, I will take it.”READ MORE:* Covid-19: US to end AstraZeneca hoarding by sharing vaccines with world* Covid-19: UN chief Antonio Guterres urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access* Rich countries are scooping up Covid-19 vaccines, so what about the rest of the world? The World Health Organisation says nearly a dozen countries – many of them in Africa – are still waiting to get vaccines. Sunday Alamba/AP Doctors caring with Covid-19 patients ferry medical equipment, at the Farcha provincial hospital in N'Djamena, Chad. Covax, the UN-backed programme to ship Covid-19 vaccines worldwide, is aimed at helping low- and middle-income countries get access. At the Farcha hospital in Chad, nine health care workers have gotten the virus, including Dr. Mahamat Yaya Kichine, a cardiologist.

Source: Stuff May 09, 2021 09:11 UTC