Sub Saharan Africa – IMF: 7 steps to speed up the COVID-19 vaccine effort in sub-Saharan Africa (Kristalina Georgieva, Abebe Aemro Selassie, IMF blog)

  • Rapidly rising infections of COVID-19 are placing sub-Saharan Africa in the midst of a third wave.
  • The growth of cases in the region is now the fastest in the world, with an explosive trajectory that is outpacing the record set in the second wave.
  • The only way to truly reduce the rapidly rising risks is by implementing a widespread vaccination program.
  • Unfortunately, current vaccine rollouts in sub-Saharan Africa are the slowest in the world.
  • It’s suggested that re-imposing containment measures like national lockdowns would likely come at too high an economic and social loss.
Marco Emanuele
Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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