A year ago, the world began one of the most significant medical projects in history: the race to vaccinate the whole human population against Covid-19.
Since the start of mass vaccination in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2020, billions of vaccines have been produced, and wealthier countries are lining up booster shots to ensure that their citizens are fully protected.
However, there is little talk of a vaccine success story in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa is among the least immunised in the world, albeit it has escaped the pandemic’s worst effects thus far.
Only 142,913 vaccine doses have been distributed, and only 56,167 persons have been fully vaccinated, according to the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) statistics.
