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CDC chief: World risks 'moral catastrophe' if Covid shots delayed in Africa

A funeral worker walks carrying a casket lowering device after a burial at the Westpark Cemetery, amid the Covid-19 outbreak, in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 24, 2020. [File Photo, Reuters]

The world risks a "moral catastrophe" if Covid-19 vaccinations are delayed in Africa while wealthier regions inoculate their entire populations, the head of the continent's disease control body said on Thursday.

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