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Much of Africa is struggling with vaccine access. Should Western nations rethink boosters?

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Immunity and infectionEvidence and public healthVaccinesPublic health and policyInfectious disease

William Brangham reports on the struggle for COVID-19 vaccine access in Africa and the ethical debate surrounding booster shots in wealthy nations.

As western countries discuss the rollout of COVID vaccine boosters, millions around the world are still waiting for their first shot. COVID has killed 200,000 people across Africa, which has nearly 8 million confirmed cases. While South Africa is on track to have a majority vaccinated by the end of the year, many other sub-Saharan countries are lagging dangerously behind. William Brangham reports. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: pbs.org/newshour Twitter: twitter.com/newshour Instagram: instagram.com/newshour Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: pbs.org/newshour/subscribe

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What people say. Recommended as an exceptional interview highlighting vaccine hoarding and the challenges faced by the Africa CDC.

u/orryan4918MPH Health Policy & Managementin r/publichealth • Recommends

NEWS Africa CDC director & WHO Chief call out vaccine hoarding among rich nations The PBS interview w/ Africa's CDC Director was exceptional and thought I'd share it with y'all. This guy has an entire CONTINENT under his belt and I can only imagine the immense anxiety to be felt with such low vaccine availability and the impending rise of variants. PBS interview w/ Africa CDC Director: [Much of Africa is struggling with vaccine access. Should Western nations rethink boosters? - YouTube] WHO Chief Sept 8 speech: WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 booster shots - YouTube
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