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Vaccination campaigns on ice : why electricity deficits in Africa hamper the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines
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EUIdeas; Blogpost; 2021; [STG]
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AWUAPILA, Nathan Tyohemba, Vaccination campaigns on ice : why electricity deficits in Africa hamper the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, EUIdeas, Blogpost, 2021, [STG] - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/70197
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COVID-19 has been devastating globally, but growing evidence indicates that emerging countries are suffering and will continue to suffer the health, social and economic effects of the pandemic more acutely and longer into the future. Massive vaccination campaigns, alongside the implementation of large-scale economic and social recovery measures, will be key to getting the virus and its effects under control. Importantly, efforts across Africa are challenged by infrastructural issues that do not always meet the eye. More specifically, electricity, which is imperative for correctly storing the vaccine at low temperatures, is still lacking for large populations across the continent, in both rural and urban areas, especially in the sub-Saharan region.
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Published on 23 February 2021