JOHANNESBURG– Between treating patients at a medical facility in northern Zambia, Kelvin Moonga carefully followed the speeding up rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in countries like the U.S. and the U.K. Experiencing asthma and high blood pressure, Dr. Moonga knew he was at high risk if he captured the coronavirus as infections rose across the southern African country.
” If the vaccine comes here, I’ll be the very first one to get it,” Dr. Moonga told a pal.
But the 51- year-old surgeon, who was likewise a respected author, never ever got his Covid-19 shot. He died on Jan. 24, days after testing positive for the infection and without biding farewell to his other half and seven kids, the youngest of whom had actually simply turned 2 years old the day in the past.
The worldwide scramble for Covid-19 vaccines has actually left developing nations in Latin America, Asia and Africa far behind rich countries in inoculating their people. That implies months after coworkers in developed nations have actually been vaccinated– and as some federal governments are now making shots available to their whole populations— health care employees in countries like Zambia are still risking their lives in the fight against the pandemic.
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