The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday deplored increasing COVID-19 vaccine nationalism and restrictions placed on exports by producing countries, which she described as a threat to Nigeria and other African countries.
She said, at a virtual conference with the theme: "Africa's Vaccine Manufacturing for Health Security," that of about 700 million doses so far administered, only 0.1 per cent went to the continent.
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