Prognosis
Congo Has Vaccinated Less Than 0.1% of its 100 Million People
- Nation is stepping up its coronavirus inoculation campaign
- Low take-up due to vaccine hesitancy, apathy, WHO says
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The Democratic Republic of Congo, a nation of 100 million people, is stepping up its coronavirus inoculation campaign amid concern that populations that aren’t immunized could spawn mutations that evade vaccines and spread more rapidly.
Congo has vaccinated the lowest proportion of its population out of more than 200 countries and regions tracked by Bloomberg, with just 140,000 shots administered as of Oct. 8. The World Health Organization attributed the slow take-up to hesitancy, which was fueled by the government’s initial rejection of the AstraZeneca Plc inoculation in July, and apathy by its politicians in advocating for vaccines.