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African Nation Worst Hit by Covid Falling Behind on Vaccines

  • South Africa yet to announce orders even as it hosts trials
  • Aspen has agreed to make J&J vaccines in the country
Vaccine trials in Soweto.Photographer: Siphiwe Sibeko/AFP/Getty Images
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The African country with the worst confirmed coronavirus outbreak is yet to provide clarity on how it plans to order vaccines, even as the global race to secure inoculations accelerates.