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Health
MSF Urges Rich Nations To Stop Opposing COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver Plan
International humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) on Wednesday urged rich countries to stop opposing a…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC Kicks Off COVID-19 Vaccination Drive For High-Priority Groups In Kinshasa
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday launched the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for high-priority groups in the capital Kinshasa,…
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South Africa
South African Heath Regulator Calls For Lifting Pause On Use Of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine
The South African health regulatory body recommended the government to lift the temporary ban on the use of Johnson &…
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Malawi
Malawi’s Health Authorities To Destroy Thousands Of Expired Covid Vaccines
Malawi’s Health Secretary Charles Mwansambo on Wednesday said the health ministry will destroy more than 16,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine…
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South Africa
South African Health Ministry Halts J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Over Blood Clot Fears
South African Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhizeon Tuesday announced the voluntary suspension of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine rollout…
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Cameroon
Cameroon Receives 200,000 Doses Of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine
Cameroon on Sunday received 200,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine, the first vaccine to arrive in the country, reported Anadolu…
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Libya
Libya Receives First Batch Of 57,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses From COVAX
Libya on Friday received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from the Covax initiative at the Mitiga International Airport in…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Health Ministry Receives 500,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Rwandan Health Minister Daniel Ngamije on Tuesday said the country has received 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Health Ministry To Receive 300,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine Shots
The Ethiopian government on Monday said it would receive 300,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) on…
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Health
WHO Head Urges Countries To Donate 10 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged countries to immediately donate 10 million COVID-19 vaccine…
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Health
WHO Africa Calls For Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Access To African Countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) Africa on Thursday called for equitable COVID-19 vaccine access to African countries, reported Anadolu Agency.…
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South Sudan
South Sudan Receives First COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment Through Covax Facility
South Sudan on Thursday received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines. A total of 132,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa Receives First Shot Of Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday received his first shot of the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, reported Reuters. He got…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Scientists Develop Two Vaccines To Combat COVID-19 In Scientific Breakthrough
Nigeria’s Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Tuesday announced the country’s scientists have developed two COVID-19 vaccines, reported CGTN Africa.…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia Begins Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign In Addis Ababa As Vaccine Shipment Arrives
Ethiopia launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Addis Ababa on Saturday with the country’s health workers being the first to…
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Sudan
Sudan Begins Vaccinating Frontline Healthcare Workers Against Coronavirus
Sudan on Tuesday began vaccinating frontline healthcare workers against coronavirus, after it received its first batch of vaccines last week,…
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Morocco
Morocco’s Health Ministry Vaccinates More Than Four Million People Against COVID-19
Morocco’s Health Ministry on Tuesday said it has vaccinated over four million people since the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination…
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Lesotho
Lesotho Receives First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Via Global COVAX Initiative
Lesotho received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday via COVAX, a multilateral vaccine initiative, reported CGTN Africa. The…
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Nigeria
Nigeria Receives First Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccine Through COVAX Initiative
Nigeria on Tuesday received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the third country in Africa to get the vaccines…
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast Receives First Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Via COVAX Initiative
Ivory Coast received its first batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. Some 500,000 doses of the vaccine made by…
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Kenya
Kenyan Presidency Says First Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Arrive Next Week
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s office on Thursday said the country will receive its first batch of COVId-19 vaccines in the…
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Health
WHO Chief Slams Wealthy Nations For Hogging COVID-19 Vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) head on Monday slammed rich countries for hogging COVID-19 vaccines and hindering the pathway for…
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South Africa
South Africa: Over 15000 Healthcare Workers Vaccinated In Less Than A Week
South Africa’s Health Ministry on Sunday announced at least 15,388 health care workers have been vaccinated in less than a…
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Health
WHO Head Urges Vaccine Manufacturing Nations To Donate COVID-19 Vaccines To COVAX
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom, said governments need to donate doses for the world to fully realize…
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Senegal
Senegal Receives First Batch Of 200,000 Doses Of China’s COVID-19 Vaccine Sinopharm
Senegal on Wednesday received the first batch of 200,000 doses of China’s COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm, reported Africa News. The Senegalese…
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