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Burundi
Burundi Begins COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign After Most African Countries
Burundi finally launched the COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday, months after most African countries, reported The BBC. The vaccination began…
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Egypt
Egypt’s Government To Ban Unvaccinated Public Workers From Entering Workspace
Egypt’s government will not allow unvaccinated public workers to enter government buildings from next month, reported The BBC. The government…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean Government Bars Unvaccinated Public Servants From Work As Deadline Ends
The Zimbabwean government has announced it will not allow unvaccinated employees to work from Monday following the lapse of the…
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Health
Amnesty International Blames Top COVID-19 Vaccine Makers For Vaccine Inequality
International Rights Group Amnesty International on Wednesday blamed top COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers fuelling a global human rights crisis, citing their…
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Rwanda
Rwanda Fully Vaccinates Over 10 Percent Of Its Population Against COVID-19
Rwanda has become the latest African country to fully vaccinate at least 10 percent of its population, thereby meeting the…
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Kenya
Kenyan Health Ministry Reports 234 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Tally Hits 246,530
The Kenyan health ministry on Sunday announced that it has recorded 234 new COVID-19 cases that take the country’s total…
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Health
WHO Says COVID-19 Will Not Disappear, Virus Of 2009 Pandemic Still Circulating
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director of Health Emergencies Programme, Mike Ryan has said the coronavirus will not disappear, adding…
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South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Announces Vaccine Passport Plans
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced plans to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine passport in the country, reported CNN.…
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Uganda
Ugandan Government Receives 647,080 Doses Of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
The Ugandan government on Monday received 647,080 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States of America under…
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South Africa
South African President Says Fourth Covid-19 Wave Will Depend On Vaccinations
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday said the country’s vaccination efforts will be a key factor in limiting a…
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Health
WHO Seeks More Vaccines For Africa As 26 Africans Die Of COVID-19 Every Hour
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional office for Africa on Thursday said eight out of ten nations in Africa are…
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Health
French Government To Donate 10 Million Vaccines To Africa Over Three Months
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office on Monday announced the government has decided to offer 10 million doses of AstraZeneca and…
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Health
German Chancellor Vows To Offer Africa Up To 70 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday announced Germany will make up to 70 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine available to…
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Health
WHO Says COVID-19 Vaccinations Triples In Africa, But Not Enough To Meet 10% Target
A World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Regional Director Matshidiso Moeti on Thursday said COVID-19 vaccinations in African nations have tripled…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean Gov’t Extends COVID-19 Vaccination To Younger Age Groups
The Zimbabwean government on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 vaccination program to include the 14 to 17 year age group. Until…
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Health
WHO Slams Shocking Disparity In Access To Coronavirus Vaccines Across Nations
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday pointed out the shocking disparity in access to coronavirus vaccines across the globe,…
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Egypt
Egypt’s Government To Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead Of Fourth Wave
Egypt’s health minister on Monday said the government plans to vaccinate all 4.5 million of its state employees against COVID-19…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Government To Launch Phase Three Of COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
The Rwandan government will launch its third phase of the mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday, having already administered more…
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Health
WHO Condemns Wealthy Countries Planning To Give Covid Vaccine Booster
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday condemned wealthy countries that are planning to give Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to…
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Botswana
Botswana To Resume Mass Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign From Wednesday
The Botswana government on Tuesday announced the mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the country will resume from Wednesday, Aug. 18,…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Gov’t Begins Second Phase Of COVID-19 Vaccination With Moderna Vaccine
Nigerian health workers began to vaccinate people with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Monday as the country aims to protect…
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Health
AU Begins Delivery Of 220 million J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Member Nations
African Union (AU) officials on Thursday said it has begun the delivery of 220 million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine…
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Health
WHO Urges Rich Countries To Stop Booster Dose In Order To Vaccinate Poorer Nations
The World Health Organization (WHO) has made an appeal to rich countries to cease the rollout of COVID-19 booster vaccines…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Government Receives Four Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses From US
The Nigerian government on Sunday received four million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States, as the…
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Health
WHO Official Says COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries To Africa Has Ramped Up
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said delivery of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in Africa has ramped up in recent…
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