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African nations struggle with vaccine access, disinformation
Record numbers of COVID-19 cases are being reported across Africa as the delta variant pushes hospitals to a breaking point. ICU beds and oxygen are in desperately short supply, vaccines are increasingly scarce and according to the World Health Organization, there’s little hope even 10% of Africans will get a shot before 2021 ends. Special correspondent Isabel Nakirya reports from Kampala, Uganda.
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