Lack of Covid data may leave African countries behind in vaccine rush

Experts say continent may not be seen as priority because true extent of pandemic is unknown

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African countries may suffer in the global rush for vaccines because they are unable to gather statistics that reveal the true extent of the spread of Covid among their populations, epidemiologists and other experts fear.

According to data from Johns Hopkins university, there have been 3.7m confirmed cases in Africa, and the landmark figure of 100,000 confirmed deaths is likely to be reached within days.