Tag: Covid19 vaccine
S. Africa commences coronavirus vaccine campaign
After the rollout was postponed over fears that the Oxford-AstraZeneca combination would not protect against a widespread variant, South Africa…
Rwanda starts vaccinating vulnerable persons against COVID-19
With the limited 1,000 doses of Moderna vaccine given to high-risk groups, including frontline staff, Rwanda has begun its first…
Kenya To Get First Coronavirus Vaccines This Month
According to Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, Kenya plans to get its first Covid-19 vaccine by the end of this month…
ICRC Urges Fair Share of COVID vaccines for Africa
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling on the world community to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are…
Rwanda prepares to procure million of COVID doses among first four African nations
As Rwanda plans to acquire a million Covid-19 vaccines later this month, Minister of Health Daniel Ngamije says it is…
South Africa says J&J vaccine will be given to health workers in study
The health minister of South Africa said on Wednesday that, in cooperation with the Medical Research Council, the country will…
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Ethiopia gets 9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Ethiopia had obtained nine million doses of COVID-19 vaccines and is expecting to inoculate at least a quarter of its…
Zimbabwe to vaccinate citizens against COVID-19 for free after China’s pledge
On Thursday, Zimbabwe said it would vaccinate all of its citizens for free against Covid-19 after China promised to donate…
Uganda orders 18m doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine
Uganda has ordered 18 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by AstraZeneca and the government said on Tuesday that…
Guinea reveals China will donate 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses
China will donate 200,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Guinea, according to Foreign Minister Ibrahima Khalil Kaba of the…
Tunisia anticipates COVID-19 vaccines from GAVI alliance mid-February
Via the Geneva-based GAVI vaccine alliance, Tunisia expects to receive four million free doses of COVID-19 by mid-February, Health Minister…
Zimbabwe To Buy $100 million COVID-19 Vaccines
Zimbabwe has set aside $100 million to buy COVID-19 vaccines, but on Sunday, a state-owned newspaper announced that the government…