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WorldPosted at: Dec 24 2021 6:11PM


Rich countries receive more Covid vaccines in six weeks than Africa in one year: Report

London, Dec 24 (UNI/Sputnik) The United Kingdom, the European Union and the United States have received more doses of Covid 19 vaccines in the six-week run up to Christmas than African countries have received all year, as they are “banking on boosters” to keep them safe from Omicron and other future variants, the People´s Vaccine Alliance (PVA) reported on Friday.
In his latest analysis, the coalition of 80 organizations and campaign groups demanding free access to Covid 19 vaccines, treatments and tests said that between November 11 and December 21, 2021, the UK, EU and US received 513 million doses of vaccines while countries in Africa received just 500 million throughout the whole of the year.
“Make no mistake rich country governments are to blame for the uncertainty and fear that is once again clouding Christmas. By blocking the real solutions to vaccine access in poorer countries they are prolonging the pandemic and all its suffering for every one of us,” Anna Marriot, health manager for Oxfam and the PVA, was quoted as saying.
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