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Mass vaccination campaigns in 10 priority countries to reach 100 million people by the end of April 2022
WHO urges African countries to urgently ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations as the squeeze on vaccine shipments eases.
Only 38 million vaccines have been received on the continent of about 1.2 billion people.
Countries need to invest in research and ratify African Medicines Agency treaty to regulate manufacture of home-grown medical products.
— Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC
Rich countries hoard available and future vaccines, as poor countries wait.
Access requires global solidarity, shared technology and waiver of Intellectual Property rules.