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Looming shortage of syringes to slow down Covid-19 vaccination

A nurse administers a Covid-19 vaccine to a patient. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The ongoing vaccination against Covid-19 in Kenya and other low-income countries faces a hitch following a looming shortage of syringes.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) announced that there will be a shortage of up to 2.2 billion auto-dispensable Covid-19 vaccine syringes globally by next year.

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