Health Sep 23 African country leaders urge U.N. members to increase access for COVID vaccines Several African leaders urged U.N. member states on Thursday to support a proposal to temporarily waive certain intellectual property rights to allow more countries, particularly low- and middle-income countries, to produce COVID-19 vaccines.
World Sep 23 WATCH: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccine inequality across Africa The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution is coming into sharper focus as many of the African countries whose populations have little to no access to the life-saving shots stepped to the podium to speak at the U.N.’s annual meeting of…