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South Africa Opens Drive-Through Vaccination Centres
Following criticism for the slow pace of the vaccination campaign, the South African government has set up drive-through vaccinations centres to allow for faster, easy and safe services. The country which recently expanded the campaign to cover people over the age of 60, has now introduced the drive-through system which citizens agree fosters the sense…
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Africa Needs 20 Million Vaccine Doses Now – WHO
The WHO has revealed Africa would need 20 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine within six weeks if those who have had their first shot are to get the second in time, the WHO said Thursday. Dr Matshidiso Moeti for the World Health Organization, Africa underlined the importance of respecting the recommended interval of eight to…
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Malawi Destroys Near 20,000 Vials Of Expired COVID-19 Shots
The health authorities in Malawi have publicly disposed of 19,610 doses of expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. While explaining the reason for the public disposal, Health Minister Kandodo Chiponda expressed that the move would boost public confidence in the country’s vaccine programme. “We are destroying publicly in order to stay accountable to Malawians. The vaccines that…
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France To Deliver 30 Million Covid-19 Vaccines To Africa
President Emmanuel Macron has said France was on track to deliver 30 million COVID-19 vaccination doses to Africa by year-end, part of a total of more than 100 million doses that the European Union plans to deliver to Africa this year. “To help Africa get vaccinated … is, first of all, a duty of solidarity,…
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2021 Week 20: Covid-19 Cases Increase Further
Nigeria, in the twentieth week of 2021, recorded a total of 287 cases of COVID-19. On average, the country had over 41 daily records of cases between May 14th and May 20th, 2021. According to Nigerian Center for Disease Control, the country had recorded a total number of 49 cases on Friday, 14th of May.…
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Why Is India Experiencing A Covid-19 Surge?
India crossed a grim milestone in April when it recorded the supposed highest daily tally of new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the world with 360 960. Unfortunately, on May 1, the ministry of health in India announced 401,993 new infections, taking its pandemic total to 19.1 million cases, second only to the US, with a death toll…
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Covid-19: The Debate On Vaccine Patent Explained
The debate on vaccine patents borders on the idea that everyone should be protected from the coronavirus. It is not enough that the vaccines be created, world leaders could do more to support vaccine availability. Till now, many countries in Africa have been left struggling to boost vaccination rates, worse off with the current shortage…
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NAFDAC Approves Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine For Emergency use
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine for immediate emergency use in Nigeria. The announcement was made in a statement issued by Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of NAFDAC. The J&J vaccine would be the third vaccine to be approved by the country’s drug…
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Tunisia Orders Lockdown Amid Surge In Covid-19 Cases
Tunisia has announced a partial lockdown from Sunday for the week-long Eid al-Fitr holidays, due to a surge in coronavirus infections that threatens to overwhelm the country’s healthcare system. Announcing the measure on Friday, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said Tunisia was going through “the worst health crisis in its history”. Mosques, markets and non-essential businesses…
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Seychelles Data To Be Reviewed After Reports Of Covid-19 Re-Infections
The World Health Organization (WHO) would be reviewing coronavirus data from Seychelles after the country revealed that more than a third of people who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week had received the recommended double dose of the vaccines. On Friday, the WHO approved the Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use. A decision that…