Africa’s Covid-19 twist: Ready for vaccination but not enough doses

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Phase 1 of the Covid-19 vaccination drive at a hospital, in Nairobi, Kenya, in April. Millions more still await their first shot. PHOTO |  FILE

Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine acceptance is being ranked significantly high in a region that has ironically struggled to access the doses for its 1.2 billion people.

These details emerged Wednesday during a joint press briefing by the World Health Organisation and the African Union on plans to acquire more jabs.