Prognosis
In Worst-Hit African Nation, Covid Vaccines Halted and Hospitals Hit Capacity
- Namibian infections per week are the world’s second-highest
- Country is running out of vaccines as coronavirus spreads
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In Namibia, which has Africa’s fastest-growing Covid-19 epidemic, vaccines are running out, hospitals and mortuaries are overwhelmed and the blame game has begun.
The government, criticized by politicians and medical experts for its response to the pandemic, rolled back a decision to reserve its limited doses for people awaiting a second shot and will now also use the vaccines it has for first-time inoculations, in line with World Health Organization advice.