| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Arbeitsschutz
Unprotected African health workers die as rich countries buy up COVID-19 vaccines
Unprotected African health workers die as rich countries buy up COVID-19 vaccines
(…) Hakim’s death also highlights a stark reality in the global response to the coronavirus pandemic. Countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas have administered more than 175 million shots to protect people against COVID-19 since December 2020, with most countries giving priority to medical workers. But not a single country in sub-Saharan Africa has started immunizations—South Africa will be the first, this week—leaving health care workers dying in places where they are scarce to begin with. (Science, USA, 17.02.2021)
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/unprotected-african-health-workers-die-rich-countries-buy-covid-19-vaccines