While increased vaccine supply might offer hope in the short term, Africa needs to kickstart its local production as a long-term solution. The effect of such nationalism is an uneven distribution of the global vaccine supply. Despite the drastic shortage of vaccines in Africa, global vaccine output has been steadily increasing, at roughly 1.5 billion doses per month. A successful local vaccine production requires Africa to address a lack of financial resources, a knowledge gap, and standard regulatory bodies. Currently, only ten local vaccine value chain players are active.

Source: The Guardian February 23, 2022 03:52 UTC