Hoarding COVID vaccine will prolong ordeal, delay Africa's recovery, warns WHO

Hoarding COVID vaccine will prolong ordeal, delay Africa’s recovery, warns WHO

WHO targets vaccinating 36m weekly as omicron sub-variant spreads

Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa has cautioned that vaccine hoarding will only prolong the ordeal of COVID-19 and delay Africa's recovery. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, said it would be deeply unjust if the most vulnerable Africans were forced to wait for vaccines

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