9 in 10 African countries to miss COVID-19 vaccination goal: WHO

About 90% of African countries will miss the September target of vaccinating 10% of their populations against COVID-19, Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa said. Moeti said, "[The] continent's vaccination coverage for...first dose remains stuck at 2%." The continent required an extra 225 million doses to be able to vaccinate a tenth of its people by September, she added.