However, the Covax system, which is supposed to distribute vaccines to poor countries, has been halted. Nearly 251,000 new cases were detected last week in Africa, 20% more than the week before. This is the vaccine that the Covax system has relied on since the beginning of the pandemic for distribution in Africa. This shortage has prompted WHO and Covax to change their strategy by diversifying into other vaccines. This gives us confidence in our ability to meet our forecasts and deliver 520 million doses of vaccine by the end of the year.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 09, 2021 13:41 UTC