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Counterfeit Covid Vaxes Cloud Africa’s Response
For months, Africa’s intelligence and law enforcement circles have worried that counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines might flow through the continent’s free-trade ports, which are key economic drivers but also hubs for illicit imports, according to a deep-dive from Bhekisisa.
Arrests have already been made for the sale of counterfeit vaccines, Bhekisisareported last week.
Meanwhile, here’s 5 encouraging signs on legitimate vaccination efforts:
- The African Union announced today that Russia had offered 300 million Sputnik V doses and a financing deal, Reuters reports.
- The AU has also secured 270 million doses from other drugmakers, though only a handful of African countries have begun vaccination programs.
- After buying up early doses for themselves, wealthy countries are funnelling more into the COVAX effort to secure doses for ~100 developing nations.
- Ahead of today’s G7 summit today, President Biden pledged $4 billion to the COVAX vaccination, Forbes reports.
- The EU has doubled its contribution to the program to $1.2 billion, AP reports
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