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Africa CDC director urges youths to boost COVID vaccinations

FILE - A young woman reacts as she receives her Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 in Diepsloot Township near Johannesburg, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Africa's top health official John Nkengasong on Thursday Feb. 3, 2022, is launching a campaign to enlist young people to encourage vaccinations, as just 11.3% of the continent's 1.3 billion people are vaccinated against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File) FILE - A child reacts as he receives his Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 in Diepsloot Township near Johannesburg, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Africa's top health official John Nkengasong on Thursday Feb. 3, 2022, is launching a campaign to enlist young people to encourage vaccinations, as just 11.3% of the continent's 1.3 billion people are vaccinated against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)