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EAST AFRICA – Tanzania and Kenya have intensified their efforts to scale-up COVID-19 vaccination with a focus on vulnerable populations to improve pandemic response and boost natural immunity while preventing…
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SWITZERLAND – Covax, a global vaccine program run by Gavi and the World Health Organization (WHO), has urged countries to take action immediately to close the global vaccine equity gap.…
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SWITZERLAND – The global vaccine alliance Gavi has secured US$4.8 billion in funding pledges for the vaccine-sharing scheme COVAX, falling just short of its target. The secured fund falls short…
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AFRICA – The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that the number of confirmed COVID -19 cases in Africa has reached 11,343,461. The specialized health…
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ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia has announced the arrival of additional 840,060 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States through COVAX, a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to…
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NIGERIA – Nigeria is set to receive an additional US$33 million from the United States (US) through the Initiative for Global Vaccine Access (Global VAX) to boost COVID-19 vaccination across…
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SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged rich countries to contribute US$16 billion as soon as possible to its plan to defeat Covid-19. According to the World Health…
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ETHIOPIA – Dr. John Nkengasong, the director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), stated that the organization is planning a program to entice scientists, doctors,…
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USA – A group of institutional investors is urging companies to tie CEO pay to equitable access to the COVID vaccine. Pay packages for CEOs at COVID vaccine makers Pfizer,…
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UAE – The Hope Consortium of Abu Dhabi will assist in the delivery of 65 ultra-cold freezers to Africa for the storage of Covid-19 vaccines. The delivery was made possible…
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