no vaccination plan for Tanzania

[MaMaLa321]

...and I'm assuming that Tanzania won't be the only country.
I was also looking at figures for vaccination uptake in the EU. France has 40% who'll have it, 40% who won't and 20% who don't know. Poland has similar statistics.
Does it make our drive for vaccination meaningless?
I'm so proud of the UK's vaccine rollout, but doesn't this make it pointless.
Sorry to be so gloomy, it's just been playing on my mind

No it’s not pointless for us, but it will be bad for international travel. You have to remember when we first started vaccinations, people thought we wouldn’t have a large take up, but once it’s proven to work (hopefully) that other countries will catch on and those countries who cannot afford the vaccine will get it from other countries.

Not at all. First priority is to get our own house in order by reducing pressure on the NHS and getting our schools and economy running. Then we can worry about travel. Doubtless the nations that are lagging with low uptake will catch up as public confidence in the vaccine increase and they see countries with higher uptake getting back to normal.

It is bad for the people in those countries. And it’s bad for the evolution of new strains, which might be more harmful, spread more easily and/or escape current vaccines.

All we can do is maximise vaccine uptake here, offer it abroad, and be bloody grateful that the scientists are telling us it is relatively straightforward to change the vaccine to keep up with new strains.

Back last summer, there was a lot of caution (and not a little doom mongering) about immunity not being long lasting. I have always been an optimist on that front, based on the work of Dr John Campbell. I didn’t think a yearly booster would be needed. Now, because mutation has been quicker than once thought (though still significantly slower than flu), it looks more likely that regular boosters will be needed.

To me, that’s no big deal. I already go for a flu shot every year, it’s no hardship to have another.

It’s still dreadful for Tanzania, though.

Currently their is a ban on UK tourists to many countries (including France and Poland) and they may decide not to lift that ban this year.

It's was previously very difficult for business people, scientists or engineers from LMICs, especially African ones, to get into Britain for profesional conferences and meetings. Lots of extra paperwork and bureaucratic challenges from airlines & European authorities. I can only see the challenge being much worse if covid passports are required. Irk. :(

Does it make our drive for vaccination meaningless?

No, but it depends in what context you mean, doesnt it.
Vaccinations in the UK should save many lives.
But if you are meaning your sentence in a worldwide way, or are aiming for worldwide zero covid, then I think you will be somewhat disappointed.

@lljkk

I can only see the challenge being much worse if covid passports are required

The government has ruled out plans to issue so-called "vaccine passports" to enable people who have had the jab against coronavirus to travel abroad

www.bbc.co.uk/news/55970801