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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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UNICEF To Redistribute Over 1.3M Covid-19 Vaccine From Congo
Amid fears of possible expiration, The United Nations Children’s agency (UNICEF) said it will redistribute more than 1.3 million doses of vaccines meant for the Democratic Republic of Congo. The agency had previously announced the vaccine distributed under the global COVAX initiative will expire on 24 June. Due to doubts raised by blood clout issues…
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Haiti Yet To Receive Coronavirus Vaccines
Over a year since the Coronavirus hit the world, countries over the world have joined in the vaccination race to win the war against the virus. Unfortunately, it would seem that the nation of Haiti might have been forgotten as new reports claim the country has yet to receive a single dose of the life-saving…
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UPDATE: 18 Countries Suspend Use Of AstraZeneca Vaccine
No fewer than 18 countries have suspended the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine administration across the world after reports of blood clots in people vaccinated were reported. The suspension is coming despite the World Health Organisation(WHO) and European regulators expressing confidence in its safety. Twentyten had earlier reported that 9 countries suspended the administration of…
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AstraZeneca Unable To Meet Second-Quarter Vaccine Delivery To EU
According to a report by Bloomberg, AstraZeneca Plc might be unable to supply the agreed number of Covid-19 vaccines to the European Union in the second quarter after the company’s efforts to remedy a slew of problems ran into further trouble. The EU was expecting to receive almost 400 million vaccine doses in total in…
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COVAX in Africa: Three W’African countries secure AstraZeneca vaccines
As part of the effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing cases to the barest minimum, African countries, just like others, have begun to receive supplies of COVAX jabs into their country. There were speculations on the difficulty of African countries to secure doses after announcements of a vaccine came into limelight. According to an…
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BUA, CACOVID Battle Over Vaccine Donations
Leading food and infrastructure conglomerate, BUA, and the private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) are currently at loggerheads following BUA’s announcement of the purchase of one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine for Nigeria. The CACOVID Point Of View The private sector-led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) on Monday, February 9, 2020, opposed an earlier statement credited to…
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India Vaccinates Over 380,000 People In 3 Days
According to India’s Health Ministry, the country has successfully vaccinated over 381,305 people since nationwide vaccination began on Saturday. India recently gave emergency approval to vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and a local pharmaceutical company, Bharat Biotech as daily cases hit 12,584. On Monday alone, 148,266 people received injections. Health Ministry officials also revealed 580 cases…