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South Africa
World Bank Approves Loan To Help South Africa Fund COVID-19 Vaccine Purchases
The World Bank has reportedly approved a loan of 454.4 million euros ($474.4 million) to help South Africa fund COVID-19…
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South Africa
South African Govt Targets Vulnerable, Undocumented For COVID-19 Vaccination
The South African health authorities on Friday said an upcoming COVID-19 vaccination drive will target the undocumented, vulnerable, and those…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Government Lifts Curfew & Other COVID-19 Restrictions On Party, Gatherings
The Nigerian government on Wednesday lifted the nationwide midnight curfew that was imposed last year to contain the spread of…
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Ghana
Ghanaian President Says Country Will Commence COVID-19 Vaccine Production By 2024
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced the country will begin producing COVID-19 vaccines locally by January 2024,…
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Kenya
Kenyan Health Ministry Says Nearly 840,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Have Expired
The Kenyan health ministry on Wednesday announced nearly 840,000 vaccines against Covid-19 have expired in the country before they could…
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Health
WTO Chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Welcomes Breakthrough On Covid-19 Vaccine Waiver Plan
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday welcomed a breakthrough between the European Union, the United States,…
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South Africa
South African Government Likely To Destroy 100,000 Vaccine Doses By March End
South African health authorities on Friday said about 100,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are at risk of being destroyed…
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Health
WHO Selects First Six African Nations To Get mRNA Vaccine Production Technology
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday selected the first six countries that will receive the mRNA vaccine production technology…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean Gov’t To Stop Paying To Staff Who Are Unvaccinated Against Covid-19
The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday announced that it will stop salaries to staff members who are unvaccinated against COVID-19, reported…
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Health
WHO Chief Says World Can End Acute Phase Of Covid-19 Pandemic With 70% Vaccination
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday said that it is possible to end the acute…
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Health
African Health Bodies Call For COVID-19 Vaccine Donations With Longer Shelf Life
Major African health bodies on Thursday appealed for a donation of COVID-19 vaccines with a shelf life of three to…
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Uganda
Ugandan Government Begins Administering Covid-19 Booster Shots To Priority Groups
The Ugandan government has begun administering Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to priority groups as the country reports a surge in…
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Uganda
Ugandan Government To Destroy Over 400,000 Expired Covid-19 Vaccine Doses
The Ugandan government will destroy over 400,000 doses of expired Covid-19 vaccines at a time when less than half of…
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Algeria
Algerian Government Imposes Vaccine Pass To Boost Low Vaccine Inoculation Rate
The Algerian government has announced that people will have to show a vaccine passport to enter a broad range of…
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South Africa
South African Health Ministry To Begin Offering J&J Covid-19 Booster Shots
The South African health ministry said the government will start offering booster shots of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine…
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Health
WHO Chief Says 48 African Countries Yet To Meet Year-End Vaccination Target
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said 48 African countries are still trailing behind to…
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Kenya
Kenyan High Court Temporarily Suspends Government’s Mandatory Vaccination Order
Kenyan High Court on Tuesday temporarily stopped the enforcement of a government directive that requires citizens to get fully vaccinated…
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Health
Chinese President Xi Jinping Pledges To Offer 1 Billion Covid Vaccine Doses To Africa
The Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged to offer one billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to Africa, as the continent…
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South Africa
South African Gov’t Delay COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries Due To Slow Inoculation
The South African government has reportedly asked Covid-19 vaccine-making companies Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer to delay delivery of the…
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Kenya
Kenyan Government’s New Directive To Deny Services To Unvaccinated Citizens
The Kenyan government is expected to introduce a directive next month that will prevent unvaccinated Kenyans from receiving government services,…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Government To Begin Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign This Week
The Nigerian government on Monday said it will start a mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign later this week, as the country…
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Guinea
Guinean Health Ministry To Soon Begin Vaccinating Children Against COVID-19
The Guinean health ministry on Wednesday said the country will soon begin vaccinating children aged 12 to 17 years to…
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South Africa
South African Gov’t To Set COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Near Polling Stations
South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla on Friday said the government has decided to set up vaccination sites near at…
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Health
WHO Says Only Five African Countries Likely To Meet COVID-19 Vaccination Target
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said only five African countries are expected to hit the target of fully…
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Health
AU To Buy Up To 110 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses From Moderna Company
The African Union (AU) intends to buy up to 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, a biotechnology company,…
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