Amid a COVID surge in Africa, vaccine promises from richer nations are not enough to bring an early end to the pandemic, experts say.

Most people in the poorest countries will need to wait another two years before they are vaccinated against COVID-19, researchers have told Nature.
Around 11 billion doses are needed to fully vaccinate 70% of the world’s population against COVID-19. As of 4 July, 3.2 billion doses had been administered. At the current vaccination rate, this will increase to around six billion doses by the end of the year, researchers from the International Monetary Fund, based in Washington DC, project.
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Houses are submerged in flood waters in Thua Thien Hue Province, central Vietnam, October 10, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Vo Thanh.