As Omicron looms, Africa battles to get vaccine shots in arms

The situation has become indefensible, according to one top health expert.Across Africa, as the Omicron variant extends its reach, more than 80 per cent of the 1.2 billion people on the continent have yet to have a single dose of a coronavirus vaccine and only 8 per cent have received a full regime.In the beginning, the problem was a lack of supply but as the production of doses has been ramped up around the world, the lack of shots in arms has been complicated by vaccine hesitancy, short shelf…

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