Delta variant: COVID-19 deaths rise by 80% in Africa, says WHO - Punch Newspapers

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“Today, we have taken another step forward, with a letter of intent that sets out the terms of collaboration signed by the partners in the hub.

According to him, WHO’s goal remains to aid every country in vaccinating at least 10 per cent of its population by the end of September.“We are a long way off achieving those targets. So far, just over half of countries have fully vaccinated 10 per cent of their population, less than a quarter of countries have vaccinated 40 per cent, and only three countries have vaccinated 70 per cent.”

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