Middle East and North Africa most unequal globally for Covid-19 vaccinations – The National

Middle East and North Africa most unequal globally for Covid-19 vaccinations – The National

The world’s efforts to vaccinate against Covid-19 have highlighted stark inequalities between nations – and nowhere have these been more apparent than in the Middle East and North Africa.

Within the Mena region there are countries that have vaccinated almost all of their residents, and others that have barely got out of the starting blocks.

Conflict has severely restricted campaigns in Yemen and Syria, mirroring scenarios that played out in certain African nations.