Africa on Cusp of Third Covid-19 Wave Facing Vaccine Shortage
- WHO urges ‘massive effort’ to provide vaccines across Africa
- Africa CDC welcomes Biden plans to donate half a billion shots
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Africa is heading into a third wave of coronavirus infections as the least-inoculated continent faces a shortage of vaccines.
African nations reported 94,000 new cases in the week through June 6, a 26% increase. South Africa announced the most new cases, followed by Tunisia, Africa Centres for Disease Control & Prevention Director John Nkengasong said in an online briefing Thursday.