Covid-19: More than 840 000 vaccine shots donated to Kenya have expired

Kenya announced on Wednesday that nearly 840 000 Covid-19 vaccines received through donations had expired, blaming hesitancy and a short shelf life for jabs going unused.
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Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine technology in WHO project

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that six African countries - Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia - would be the first on the continent to receive the technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines.
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Botswana has stockpile of 3 million Covid-19 vaccines, starts offering booster jabs

Botswana has a stockpile of more than three million Covid-19 vaccines that will enable the country to go beyond community immunity, as well as administer booster shots. By 20 January, Botswana - with a national population of 2.37 million - had fully vaccinated 45.9% of the population, and 50.8% of the population had received their first dose.
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The world's 10 richest men could pay for every Covid-19 vaccine from pandemic gains, Oxfam says

The wealth of the top 10 richest men in the world has grown so much during the pandemic that even a one-time 99% tax on their gains would be able to pay for the production of all the Covid-19 vaccines the world needs and more, according to charity Oxfam.
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'Panic' in Britain as Omicron crisis bites ahead of Christmas

Soaring Omicron cases left Britons scrambling Thursday to make alternative Christmas plans, faced with cancellations, long queues for vaccines and France shutting the border to UK visitors.
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One Million COVID Vaccines Wasted In Nigeria In November

Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters, one of the biggest single losses of doses that shows the difficulty African nations have getting shots in arms.
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UK To Ban Travel From 6 Nations As South Africa Detects New COVID Variant

Britain on Thursday said it would ban travel from six southern African countries, after South Africa detected a new Covid-19 variant with a large number of mutations. "The early indication we have of this variant is it may be more transmissible than the Delta variant and the vaccines that we currently have may be less effective against it,"
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Pandemic 'far from finished': WHO

The Covid-19 crisis is far from over, the World Health Organisation's emergency committee said Tuesday as it called for research into next-generation vaccines for long-term control of the pandemic.
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Brazil Senators ask high court to bar Bolsonaro from social media

A Senate panel probing the Brazilian government's pandemic response asked the Supreme Court and prosecutor general's office Tuesday to suspend President Jair Bolsonaro from social media for falsely linking Covid-19 vaccines to AIDS.
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Covid-19: Pharmacist arrested after thousands of vaccines found dumped in Egypt

Egyptian authorities arrested three people accused of dumping thousands of unused Covid-19 vaccine jabs found last week in a water drain in a southern city, the public prosecution said.
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UK vaccine policy is sending wrong messages, Africa CDC says

The UK’s refusal to recognise Covid-19 vaccines administered in most parts of the world tells other countries it isn’t ready to work internationally on ways to end the pandemic, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Covid: US opens up to fully vaccinated travellers

The US is easing its coronavirus travel restrictions, reopening to passengers from the UK, EU and other nations. From November, foreign travellers will be allowed to fly into the US if they are fully vaccinated, and undergo testing and contact tracing.
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Cutting-edge company flies drones to deliver vaccines in Ghana

As the world continues its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a cutting-edge delivery company is flying drones to the remotest corners of Ghana in West Africa to deliver thousands of COVID-19 vaccines.
#ghana #drones #covid19vaccines #MissSouthAfrica

Covid-19: African countries want to buy vaccines rather than waiting for donations, says AU

African countries want to buy Covid-19 vaccines, rather than keep waiting for donor-funded doses to arrive, the African Union said Tuesday, imploring producers to give the continent a fair shot at market access.

Kenya to begin manufacturing Covid vaccines

Kenya is establishing a fill-and-finish facility for Covid-19 vaccines ahead of setting up a full-scale manufacturing plant to guarantee supply.
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Brazil Moves Away From Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine

Brazil initially relied heavily on Sinovac’s CoronaVac, but the federal government is now prioritizing purchases of U.S.-made vaccines.
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UK approves vaccines for children aged 12 to 15 in bid to avoid lockdowns

Britain decided Monday to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children 12 and up, as the government gambled that expanded vaccination and mild tweaks to social behaviour can avert the need for lockdowns in the winter.
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