According to recent research, less than 1 per cent of Malawi’s population has been vaccinated twice against the Covid-19 virus. It can also be noted that the low vaccination rate is not caused by a lack of the vaccine. Campaigns in Africa are doing their best to convince citizens of the importance of vaccination, but they are struggling to get through to the scared people. A massive load of vaccines has just been disposed of due to the passed expiration date, making the vaccines no longer usable.
DW shares a recent report from Malawi that explains the public fear that seems to have its main trigger on social media.
If you recall, DW recently reported on the suspected sexual abuse by aid workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More questions than answers have arisen. Moreover, when weighing the responses and outcomes, one cannot help but ask, “did WHO do more bad than good during the Ebola crisis in 2019?”
Finally, the long road to Tokyo looks at the Guinean wrestler who had her biggest fight before arriving in Japan. Another publicly discussed case of unequal treatment of African athletes on the way to participation in the Olympics.
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