Variant in seven African states, ‘but continent can still benefit from Oxford vaccine ’

Nations should avoid vaccine if variant is driving new cases, but those not reporting it should be targeted: expert

11 February 2021 - 21:48 By claire keeton

African countries are advised not to roll out the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine if the coronavirus variant, first identified in SA as N501Y.V2, proves in scientific studies to be their dominant strain, Africa CDC (https://africacdc.org/covid-19/) director Dr John Nkengasong said on Thursday...

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