WHO Says African Nations Need 20 million AstraZeneca Shots for Second Doses

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said African nations need 20 million AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines by the second weak of July to complete the immunization of people who have had the first dose of the shots.

A further 200 million doses are needed for the continent to vaccinate 10% of its population by September, WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti said in an online briefing on Thursday.

“Any pause in our vaccination campaigns will lead to lost lives and hope,” Moeti said. “We’re calling for countries to share the vaccines they don’t use to share those as an urgent, critical and short-term solution.”