Supplies to African countries are unlikely to increase much in the next few months, rendering the most effective tool against Covid, vaccines, of little use in the current wave. Of those, 9.9 billion doses are already sold ... ... while only 950 million doses are still available to buy. About three-quarters of the 70 million doses African countries have received have already been administered, according to the W.H.O. Hesitancy and misinformationEven in areas where vaccine doses may be available soon, some Africans are hesitant about taking them. But even as more people get inoculated, the efficacy of the particular vaccines being delivered to African countries remains a concern.

Source: International New York Times July 16, 2021 09:01 UTC