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Could Syringe Shortage Slow Down Vaccination Drive In Africa?
The United Nation’s fund for children, UNICEF, is predicting an “imminent shortfall” of up to 2.2 billion of the single-use syringes used for Covid-19 vaccination, a report that poses a huge problem for the vaccination drive in Africa. As vaccines begin to flood the continent, the WHO shared that the shortage of both single-use syringes…
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America Donates 4 Million Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine To Nigeria
Nigeria would receive 4 million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the United States of America, according to White House officials. The US government announced it had on Wednesday shipped nearly 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to two of the most populous African countries – Nigeria and South Africa – as the continent…
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Pfizer To Begin Vaccine Production In South Africa
Pfizer and BioNTech laboratories have begun the process of partially producing Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa to bridge vaccine scarcity in Africa. In a statement detailing the alliance’s first partnership outside Europe and North America, Biotech explained that they had partnered with Pfizer and Biovac Group, intending to supply up to 100 million doses per…
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Police Officers In Soweto Receive Coronavirus Vaccine
South Africa’s government has started vaccinating the nation’s police officers as part of the second phase of its coronavirus vaccination campaign. A vaccination site has been set up at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto In Gauteng province, the epicentre of the country’s devastating third wave. “It’s [getting vaccinated] gonna make a big difference. I mean,…