Africa and vaccination inequality: "7% of the population fully vaccinated"

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Mrs. Marianne Haidara Koné, head of the vaccine production laboratory.

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By: Florent Guignard Follow

The issue of unequal access to vaccines between rich and poor countries, regularly raised by the WHO, is becoming increasingly glaring.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, November 29, promised a billion doses of anti-Covid-19 vaccines to Africa, in the form of donations or support for local production.

Analysis of this announcement with Nathalie Ernoult, co-director of the Global Health Observatory, researcher associated with IRIS (Institute for International and Strategic Relations).

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