This Graphic Shows the Huge Diplomatic Opportunity For China If It Can Provide Africa With Sufficient Supplies of C19 Vaccines

It is becoming increasingly apparent that Africa is going to be the last region around the world to secure sufficient supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to innoculate a majority of its population, according to data from the Economist Intelligence Unit.

John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), echoed that sentiment last Friday when he implored wealthier countries not to deprive the continent of timely access to vaccines.

So, it’s in this context that the inaugural batch of Chinese-made vaccines that arrived in Cairo on Friday, the first from China to make it to Africa, is so important.  It highlights the enormous soft power opportunity that’s available to the Chinese if they can actually deliver enough vaccines to help reduce the continent’s expected wait time of 1-2 years for widespread vaccine availability to just, say, 12-15 months.

Although China has announced a vaccine manufacturing deal in Egypt, set up a cold chain airbridge from Shenzhen to Addis Ababa via Ethiopian Airlines, and committed to make the vaccine available on the continent as a “public good,” there are still few other details as to when and how the vaccines will be available.

Other COVID-19 Vaccine Updates:

  • NAMIBIA: Namibia has appointed a technical team to look into logistical requirements of importing a COVID-19 vaccine. The southern African country’s minister of health said the team was instructed to study the storage, transport and distribution needs, local newspaper The Namibian reported on Friday. (AFRICA NEWS)
  • KENYA: Ten million Kenyans are set to get the Covid-19 vaccine at no cost, according to the Ministry of Health.Dr. Collins Tabu, head of immunization at the ministry, said the country is assured of getting doses enough through the World Health Organisation-led COVAX Facility. (STANDARD)
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