Urgent support mechanism: saving millions of COVID-19 vaccines from expiry in Africa
Thursday, 7 November, 2024
Delivering COVID-19 vaccines with 4-6 weeks shelf life remains one of Africa’s most pressing challenges. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) leadership recognised that COVID-19 vaccines donated to many African countries were at risk of expiry considering the short shelf life on delivery in the Member States and slow vaccine uptake rates.
