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South Africa
South African Government To Share AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Via African Union
The South African government on Tuesday said it is planning to share the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID vaccine with other African nations…
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South Africa
South African President Urges Support In Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday urged the people to support the government’s efforts to deal with the ongoing…
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Health
WHO Africa Backs Use Of Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine In African Nations
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Africa Director Dr. Matshidiso Moeti has assured that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe for use…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa Thanks Chinese President For COVID-19 Vaccines
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for assisting in the country’s fight against COVID-19 as…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian Health Minister Says No Plan To Rollout COVID-19 Vaccines
Tanzanian Health Minister Dorothy Gwajima has confirmed that the government has no plans to rollout COVID-19 vaccines, reported Africa News.…
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South Africa
South Africa To Receive First Consignment Of COVID-19 Vaccines On Monday
South Africa is set to receive its first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, February 01, 2021. President Cyril Ramaphosa…
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WHO Expects To Vaccinate At Least 20% Of Africans Against Coronavirus By 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it expects at least 20 percent of people of the African continent…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian President John Magufuli Raises Doubt On Safety Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has raised doubts over the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, reported Africa News. He warned…
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South Africa
South African President Asks Wealthy Nations To Not To Hoard COVID-19 Vaccines
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday pleaded with wealthy countries with excess or hoards of COVID-19 vaccines to release…
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Health
WHO Expert Says Countries Facing Woes In COVID-19 Vaccine Supply, Distribution
A top World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday said almost all countries are facing issues with the supply and…
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South Africa
South African President Says Country To Recieve First Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccine Soon
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country will soon receive its first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines from India’s Serum…
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Health
WHO Warns Africa In Danger Of Being Left Behind In Rollout Of COVID-19 Vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that Africa is in danger of being left behind in getting access…
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Kenya
Kenya: Government Expects To Get First Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine In April This Year
Kenya is expected to receive the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in April this year, reported All Africa. Health Cabinet…
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South Africa
South African President Promises To Roll Out Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Program
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said his government is seeking to overcome the novel coronavirus by rolling out…
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Health
COVID-19 Vaccine: African Union Secures Close To 300 Million Vaccine Doses
The African Union has secured around 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for distribution in African countries, a continental official said…
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Seychelles
Seychelles Becomes First African Nation To Begin Coronavirus Vaccination Campaign
Seychelles became the first African nation to begin its vaccination campaign against the new coronavirus on Sunday, with the country’s…
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Health
WHO Pinpoints Low & Middle-Income Countries Not Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General, has pointed out that low and middle-income countries are not yet…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Government To Launch 6-Month COVID-19 Prevention Campaign Next Week
Ethiopia’s Health Ministry on Friday announced it is going to start a six-month campaign on Monday that will focus on…
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Uganda
Ugandan Health Ministry Awaiting To Know Price Of COVID-19 Vaccine As Cases Surge
Ugandan Health Ministry on Thursday said it is still waiting to know about the price of the COVID-19 vaccines as…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Government In Talks With Chinese Government To Procure COVID-19 Vaccine
Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffery Onyeama, on Tuesday, said the government has opened talks with China to procure…
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Egypt
Egypt: Health Ministry Approves Sinopharm’s COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Saturday approved Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the country, reported Africa News.…
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Algeria
Algerian Government To Begin Rolling Out Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine In January
The Algerian government on Wednesday announced it will begin rolling out the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine developed by Russia in…
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Health
COVID-19: Africa May Only Start Mass Coronavirus Vaccination In Mid-2021
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned that Africa may have to wait until the mid…
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Health
WHO Envoy Warns Europe Might See A Third Wave Of Deadly COVID-19 Pandemic
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) special COVID-19 envoy warned that Europe might see a third wave of the deadly COVID-19…
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WHO Planning To Vaccinate At Least 20% Of Africa’s Population For COVID 19
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, on Wednesday said that the international health council…
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