South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday urged richer countries to stop hoarding excess coronavirus vaccines they had ordered but do not need immediately, reported Reuters.
“The rich countries of the world went out and acquired large doses of vaccines,” he said, while speaking at a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum. “Some countries even acquired up to four times what their population needs.”
Ramaphosa, who currently chairs the African Union, asked the countries who have hoarded vaccines, to release them for other nations, including those in Africa. “We are all not safe if some countries are vaccinating their people and other countries are not vaccinating,” Ramaphosa said. “We all must act together in combating the coronavirus.”
South Africa has been hit the hardest by the pandemic among African countries, with over 14.17 lakh cases and 41,117 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University and Medicine. Last month, the country had also…
