In Africa, however, as of December 13, only 20 countries had vaccinated at least 10% of their population, another six at 40% and only two, the archipelagos of Mauritius and Seychelles, at 70%.
“At the current rate, the WHO calculates that it will be necessary to wait until May 2022 for there to be a coverage of 40% of the inoculated population in Africa, and in August 2024 to reach 70%”WHO-Africa said in a statement.
“But we can save many lives even if we accelerate the rate of vaccination in early 2022,” said its director, Matshidiso Moeti.
The WHO-Africa also specified that during the past week there was an 83% rebound in new cases of Covid-19, caused by the Omicron variant, first detected in South Africa last month.
“The number of new cases is doubling every five days, this being the fastest rate recorded since the beginning of this year,” the WHO added, admitting that there were “fewer deaths” than after previous outbreaks.
“The number of deaths has even fallen by 19% compared to the previous week,” said the organization.
“We believe, with cautious optimism, that the number of deaths and serious cases will continue to be low during this new wave, but the slow rate of vaccination in Africa suggests that they will be much higher than they should”stressed Dr. Moeti.
In total, more than 2,700 cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in 59 countries around the world, including 11 in Africa, representing 33% of the global number of cases, according to the WHO.
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