AU pushes for Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in Africa

Covid-19 vaccination at KICC

Nurse Ann Boraya vaccinates Amboseli National Park tour guide Daniel Kisipan against Covid-19 during a vaccination drive for frontline personnel in the tourism and hospitality sector, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Kenya's capital Nairobi, on April 27, 2021. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG
 

By  Xinhua

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  • Meanwhile, African experts are calling on the developed world to end vaccine hoarding and intensify the supply of Covid-19 vaccines to Africa.

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