The second reason, say experts, is that India, with the world’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, has halted coronavirus vaccine exports While it tries to vaccinate as many of its people as possible.
“Export restrictions and vaccine hoarding are still a major constraint on the lifeline of vaccine supplies to Africa,” Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO director for Africa, told a news conference. “Unless rich countries take COVAX and the African Union off the market, Africa will miss its vaccination targets.
Dr. Moeti reiterated the demand of the World Health Organization that countries postpone giving booster shots to healthy people until the end of the year, in order to supply more vaccine doses to countries that are still struggling to deliver initial doses Huh. are doing. till now growing number of countries go ahead with plans for booster programs.
Dr. Moeti said African countries have significantly expanded their delivery capacity, delivering 13 million doses last week, which is more than three times the figures from the previous week. Still, at their current pace, countries will not reach the 40 percent vaccination target until next March, she said.