“We are working to try to solve those problems.”One priority: delivering doses in a more reliable and predictable way. Donated vaccines are arriving with little notice and short shelf lives, making it even harder for stretched health systems. Countries need to overcome misinformation spread on social media that’s deterring people from rolling up their sleeves, inadequate funding and obstacles in sending vaccines to remote areas. About 12 million doses have been administered in Uganda, even though the government has obtained nearly three times as many. There’s still a tremendous amount of resources that need to be implemented to remove all these barriers.”--With assistance from Janice Kew, Ray Ndlovu and Fred Ojambo.

Source: Economic Times January 10, 2022 00:23 UTC