The hurry up and wait for vaccines

The picture painted at WHO’s executive board on Monday was unsettling and yet at the same time, in line with how Africa and Africans have generally been treated by the developed world since time immemorial.

Of the 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have been administered thus far, 95% have been in just ten countries comprising the world’s richest. Some countries in the developed world, which enjoy bilateral deals with manufacturers, have even pre-ordered enough doses to vaccinate their entire populations twice over, while Africa has just received 25 doses in total.