Vaccine Nationalism
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South Africa’s not reaching herd immunity. Our new goal is containment
South Africa’s stop-start roll-out is not the only reason herd immunity is unrealistic for 2021. A constrained vaccine supply and new variants also play a role
Africa could produce a Covid-19 vaccine sooner than you think
In mere months, Moderna transformed an old Polaroid factory in America into a state-of-the-art vaccine-production centre. Why can’t we do the same?
Africa’s leaders have left us at the mercy of the West on vaccines
Of course Western countries should share the vaccine. But why do we still have to rely on their largesse?
The barcoding gap: Can South Africa protect its Covid jabs from crime?
Full track and traceability of Covid-19 jabs won’t happen during South Africa’s vaccine roll-out, as the health department has not yet adopted the “overarching” system that would…
Covax will take excess doses of Covid vaccines off the hands of rich countries
The global initiative plans to deliver two billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines to developing nations
Ramaphosa warns rich countries against vaccine nationalism
During his address at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Dialogues on Tuesday, the president implored countries hoarding vaccines to release their excess doses
Khaya Sithole: The perils of vaccine nationalism
If distribution of the eventual Covid-19 vaccine occurs along economic and political lines, all countries will remain at risk