‘Africa needs $9b to buy, administer Covid vaccine’

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Morocco and Egypt have gone ahead of the pack to secure vaccines from China-based Sinopharm. PHOTO | AFP

Africa needs $9 billion to vaccinate 780 million people over the course of two years, pan-African multilateral trade finance institution (Afreximbank) has said.

The money is estimated to cover the cost of purchasing the vaccines and administering them to 60 per cent of the population. Two doses of the vaccine are required for full protection from the coronavirus.