Africa likely to miss global vaccinating goal: WHO

The Brazzaville-based WHO Regional Office for Africa in a statement released on Thursday said that 42 of the continent’s 54 nations, nearly 80 per cent, are set to miss the target with the current pace of vaccine deliveries and inoculations, reports Xinhua news agency

Africa is likely to miss the urgent global goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of each country’s population against Covid-19 by the end of September, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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The Brazzaville-based WHO Regional Office for Africa in a statement released on Thursday said that 42 of the continent’s 54 nations, nearly 80 per cent, are set to miss the target with the current pace of vaccine deliveries and inoculations, reports Xinhua news agency.

Nine African countries, including South Africa, Morocco and Tunisia, have already reached the global target set in May by the World Health Assembly, the highest health policy-setting body. At the current pace, three more African countries are set to meet the target, while two more could meet it if they speed up vaccinations.

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3,35,430
No. of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours

21,93,47,451
Total no. of cases worldwide

45,46,535
Total no. of deaths worldwide

Source: WHO/Johns Hopkins

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