Some 56 countries fell short of the WHO's goal of getting 10% of their populations immunized against the virus by the end of September.
More than two dozen countries in Africa have fully immunized 2% or less of their populations, while two African nations have yet to receive any vaccines.
Some 56 countries fell short of the WHO's goal of getting 10% of their populations immunized against the virus by the end of September, officials said in a Q&A live streamed on the organization's social media channels. Increasing access to vaccines would help reduce Covid deaths and hospitalizations as the world approaches 5 million coronavirus fatalities, said Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead for Covid-19.
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