TANZANIA – Tanzania has received 1,000,000 doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine donated by the government of Turkey to support the ongoing mass COVID-19 vaccination exercise. The first batch of…
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Africa ramps up COVID-19 vaccination with aid from USA, China
AFRICA – African countries have stepped up their COVID-19 vaccination campaigns with reinforcements from United States (US)and China to get people vaccinated and raise awareness. The surge in support for…
Read MoreNovavax vaccine nearing approval in the EU
NETHERLANDS – The European Union’s drug regulator has said that it could make a decision on Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine approval “within weeks” if the data it has received from the…
Read MoreIndia’s homemade Covaxin gets WHO approval for Emergency Use listing
INDIA – The World Health Organization has granted Emergency Use Approval to India’s Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin after several rounds of discussion on the inactivated-virus vaccine. The Technical Advisory Group (TAG)…
Read MoreZimbabwe approves Sinovac shots for 16-17-year-olds
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe’s health ministry has approved the use of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for 16- and 17-year-olds, adding that the country aimed to achieve herd immunity by the…
Read MoreSAPHRA approves Pfizer vaccine for children over 12 in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – The South African Health Products Authority (SAPHRA) has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use by children aged 12 and older, paving the way for the government to…
Read MoreSinovac set to launch Covid-19 vaccine trials on South African children
SOUTH AFRICA – Scientist are poised to launch a phase 3 pediatric clinical trials of Chinese manufacturer Sinovac Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine in South Africa, as part of an international study…
Read MoreNew study shows Sinovac booster shots reverse antibody drop against Delta
CHINA – A booster dose of Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine reversed a decline in antibody activities against the Delta variant, a study showed, easing some concerns about its longer-term immune…
Read MoreEgypt speeds up Sinovac vaccine production with eye on African market
EGYPT – Egypt is ramping up production of the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine as it aims to become a hub for vaccine exports to Africa and protect its own population of…
Read MoreWHO begins shipping Chinese vaccines despite some reservations
AFRICA – The World Health Organization’s pandemic programme plans to ship 100 million doses of the Sinovac and Sinopharm COVID-19 shots by the end of next month, mostly to Africa…
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