Travel bans on African countries likely to affect Covid supplies, says CDC

People register before getting vaccinated outside an ambulance which has been converted to facilitate vaccinations at a Covid-19 vaccination event in Manenberg. Credit: AFP Photo

Travel bans imposed on African countries are likely to affect supplies of materials needed for the fight against Covid-19 to the continent, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control John Nkengasong said on Thursday.

Nkengasong also said during an online media briefing that his organisation was not recommending blanket booster shots in Africa, but anyone who was offered a booster should be elderly or immunocompromised.

Check out DH's latest videos

Deccan Herald is on WhatsApp Channels | Join now for Breaking News & Editor's Picks