Is global vaccination still required?

Probably not

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WHO, fully vaccinate 70% in every country by June 2022

African Union also wants 70%

At 70%

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia Nepal

Most others under 20%

Dr. Seth Berkley, chief executive Gavi, Covax

This pandemic is not over yet — far from it — and it’s imperative that countries use the doses available to them to protect as much of their population as possible

Gavi, secured $4.8 billion

Africa’s vaccination rate

Fewer than 17% have received a primary immunization

Last month, vaccinations down 35% in Arica

Dr. Isaac Adewole, Nigeria, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Would like 70%

There was a time people were very desperate to get vaccinated, but the vaccines were not there. And then they realized that without the vaccination, they didn’t die

White House, global covid summit in May, hopes for renewed funding

Democratic Republic of Congo

Covid death rate very low

Surge in measles threatening 20 million children

Christopher Mambula, Doctors Without Border, East Africa

DRC government cannot spare resources for supplementary measles vaccinations

Serum Institute of India

Stopped producing covid vaccines last December

Before omicron

At least 66% of Africans already infected

Shabir Madhi, professor, University of the Witwatersrand

There’s very little value to it. In fact, we will gain much more by getting to more than 90% above the age of 50