Africa Hinges Hopes for Covid Vaccine Equity On U.S.

17 September 2021

Nairobi — The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union (AU) have urged a COVID-19 summit to be held next week in the US to address the barriers to global vaccine equity.

At a virtual conference held in Geneva in Switzerland this week (14 September), the two organisations called on the US to tackle trade restrictions and intellectual property embargoes placed on COVID-19 vaccines, which they said continue to hinder access to vaccines in African countries.

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