Scientists call on world to help Africa with Covid-19 vaccines in wake of Omicron variant


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Scientists have urged the world to help vaccinate Africa against Covid-19 to reduce global transmission rates, limit the emergence of new variants and better control the pandemic. In an opinion piece published in the journal Nature on Thursday, four scientists and clinical practitioners working in hospitals and laboratories across South Africa said vaccine equity across the continent and a reduction in the stigma surrounding HIV could help reduce the number of future variants. Omicron: what we know so far about symptoms, transmissions, vaccines “A failure to tackle the pandemic with sufficient urgency in countries with high rates of uncontrolled advanced...