Afghanistan faces delays in vaccination against COVID-19 surge | Coronavirus News Plague

Afghanistan is battling the rampant spread of COVID-19 as medical personnel request a vaccine, with the World Health Organization saying the three million levels the country is expected to receive by April will not be released by August.

“We are in the midst of a crisis,” Health Ministry spokesman Ghulam Dastagir Nazari said this week, expressing deep disappointment at the sharing of a global vaccine that has left poorer nations stranded to provide for their people.

The Nazis knocked on the door of several ambassadors, and so far, “I have received answers from the talks” but there is no vaccine, he said.

In the past month, a new number of lawsuits have threatened to undermine Afghanistan’s security, which is already suffering as a result of the ongoing war. Among other things, the addition is said to be an uninterrupted trip to India, bringing with it the Delta diversity that is known for the first time there.

Moreover, many Afghans still have doubts about the virus or believe that their faith will protect them and do not wear masks or socialize with them, often mocking those who do. Until one week ago, the government allowed more unlimited meetings.

Delta diversity has contributed to the rising epidemic of disease in Afghanistan, hitting 16 provinces and the capital, Kabul, in a very difficult situation. This week, the number of new registered cases reached about 1,500 per day, compared to 178 on May 1.

Hospital beds are overcrowded, and they fear the rapid depletion of oxygen. Afghanistan’s ambassador has been instructed to investigate emergency missions in neighboring countries, Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar said in a tweet on Friday.

Great amount

According to estimates, Afghanistan has seen a total of 78,000 cases and more than 3,000 deaths. But those numbers are much higher, which only enrolls people who die in the hospital, not more people who die at home.

Testing is not enough. In just one month, the number of COVID tests has increased from about 8% to 60% in some parts of the country. According to WHO estimates, more than 5 percent indicate that managers are not doing enough, allowing the virus to spread unchecked.

Approximately, only 3,000 tests are performed daily, as Afghan people refuse to test, even if the country increases its capacity to 25,000 per day.

Recently, the government set out to address the problem. They closed schools, universities and colleges for two weeks. It also closed wedding halls, which had been functioning tirelessly.

But it is important to see everyone wearing a mask on the street, and even where masks are legal, such as in government offices, this rule is not always enforced. About 10 flights arrive daily from India, packed with Afghans, mostly students and people traveling to India for medical treatment.

Nazari said a ban on travel was not possible because most Afghans could not afford it in India and the government would not bar citizens from re-entering their country.

In Afghanistan, people do not just hide and the length of the relationship is not always followed [File: Parwiz/Reuters]

They depend on donations

Paz vaccine, Afghanistan has so far relied on AstraZeneca Dosage offers from India and then bought Sinopharm from China.

About 600,000 people have had the same rate, about 1.6 percent of the 36 million people. But the number he gets for the second level is minutes – “so few I can’t even say a part,” Nazari said.

Last month, the ministry received a letter from the WHO stating that the expected three million vaccines would not arrive until August due to complications, Nazar said.

With 35,000 vaccines left in the country, officials were forced to stop putting the first jabs using the residue to deliver the second jabs, he said.

The poorest countries in the world have been asking for a vaccine even though developed countries can take a large share of their population.

COVAX, established by the United Nations AIDS Program, has worked hard to address the issue. It was hit by a major crisis when its largest company, the Serum Institute of India, announced last month that it would not send any vaccines at the end of the year due to overcrowding.

“To be honest, I have lost my faith in COVAX,” Nazari said.

“Unfortunately, there are countries that have been vaccinated in excess of 50% or 60% of the population … and there are countries that have not been vaccinated to vaccinate one segment of the population.”

Men wear protective clothing while working at the Kabul oil refinery [File: Mohammad Ismail/Reuters]

On Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden’s supervisors announced their willingness to share with the world the amount of 25,000 unused COVID-19 vaccines. The UN-sponsored global vaccination program COVAX receives 75% of the drugs, while the rest goes directly to US allies.

More than 63 percent of adults in the US receive a single vaccine.

At the Afghan-Japan Communication Hospital, the only Kabul Hospital dedicated to COVID, all 174 beds are full. The health ministry opened about 350 more coronavirus beds in three other hospitals, but they too quickly filled up. This week, people were being evicted.

Every day three or four people die from COVID at an Afghan-Japanese hospital, said hospital superintendent Dr Zalmai Rishteen.

Doctors say they are struggling with people’s reluctance to protect themselves and adhere to safety policies. “Our people believe it’s a lie, especially in rural areas,” Rishteen said. “Or they worship and believe that God will save them.”

In the intensive care unit of the hospital, Dr Rahman Mohtazir said this made him a danger to him in the way he carried out his duties. “I’m afraid I’ll catch it, but I’ve come to help,” he said. “I listen to people and say that it is a lie. Then he comes here. ”

The Ministry of Health has recruited prominent religious leaders and local authorities to promote vaccinations and prevention measures for coronavirus.

The dire situation of COVID prompted the U.S. ambassador on Thursday to issue a health warning for the lack of supplies, air and beds in hospitals and urge American citizens to “leave Afghanistan immediately”.