Arrival of 1bn vaccine doses won’t solve Africa’s Covid crisis, experts say

Concerns over equipment shortages, bottlenecks and hesitancy on continent with 7.5% vaccine coverage

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With 1bn doses of Covid vaccines expected to arrive in Africa in the coming months, concern has shifted to a global shortage of equipment required to deliver them, such as syringes, as well as insufficient planning in some countries that could create bottlenecks in the rollout.

After a troubled start to vaccination programmes on the continent, health officials are examining ways to encourage take-up as some countries have had to throw away doses.