Now what? Unused vaccines pile up in African countries

Many nations are struggling to use their doses due to supply-chain obstacles, hesitancy and other hurdles

10 January 2022 - 19:23 By James Paton and Antony Sguazzin

As shipments of Covid-19 shots ramp up for billions of people left behind last year, and new vaccines make their way to the public, dozens of countries are struggling to turn supplies into inoculations. ..

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