Only 17% of the continent's population will now be vaccinated by the end of this year, compared with the 40% target set by the World Health Organization, the global agency's Africa unit said at its weekly briefing in the Congolese capita of Brazzaville.
BRAZZAVILLE - Africa faces a 470 million shortfall in COVID-19 vaccine doses this year after the Covax alliance cut its projected shipments, raising the risk of new and deadly variants, the WHO said on Thursday.
Taking into account this shortfall, the 470 million doses of vaccine now expected in Africa will allow only 17% of the population to be fully protected, the WHO's regional office said. The reduction in the vaccination target comes as Africa passes the eight million mark in infections this week, the WHO said.
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