(NPR) 20 Million Africans Are Due For Their 2nd COVID Shot. But There's No Supply In Sight

20 Million Africans Are Due For Their 2nd COVID Shot. But There's No Supply In Sight




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20 Million Africans Are Due For Their 2nd COVID Shot. But There's No Supply In Sight







An older person receives their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Thika, Kenya. The vaccine's manufacturer, Serum Institute of India, announced this week that it will freeze all exports of the vaccine through the end of this year — leaving 20 million people in Africa without a source for their second dose.



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20 Million Africans Are Due For Their 2nd COVID Shot. But There's No Supply In Sight






African nations had been counting on Serum Institute of India for nearly all their COVID vaccines. Now the company says it won't be sending any more for months. And African officials are scrambling.





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