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Ghana: Akufo-Addo Gets First Covid-19 Jab
DW, 1 March 2021
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo became the world's first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a scheme to help poorer countries acquire jabs. Some 600,000 doses are set… Read more »
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Africa: Why Some Africans Are Wary of the Covid-19 Vaccine
DW, 4 March 2021
A few African countries have begun vaccinating their people against the coronavirus. Despite campaigns and assurances that the vaccines are safe, some are still worried about the… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Covid Vaccine Campaign Kicks Off in Cote d'Ivoire
RFI, 1 March 2021
More than 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have arrived in Cote d'Ivoire as part of the Covax initiative, which will be rolled out in the West African country in several… Read more »
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Africa: First Covid-19 COVAX Vaccine Doses Administered in Africa
Unicef, 1 March 2021
As the global rollout of COVAX vaccines accelerates, the first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa using COVAX doses began today in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.… Read more »
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Africa: Who Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On Covid-19 - 1 March 2021
WHO, 1 March 2021
Today, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire started vaccinating health workers against COVID-19, becoming the first countries to begin vaccination campaigns with doses supplied through… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d’Ivoire Becomes Second African Country and First French-Speaking Country to Receive Vaccine Doses via COVAX Facility
Unicef, 1 March 2021
The COVAX initiative shipped 504,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, licensed by the Serum Institute of India, to India, and 505,000 syringes to Abidjan, on 26 February… Read more »
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Nigeria: Covid-19 - Frontline Health Workers'll Be First Beneficiaries of Vaccines - Govt, WHO, Unicef
Vanguard, 1 March 2021
As Nigeria expects to receive about four million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, the federal government, World Health Organisation, WHO, and United Nations Children's… Read more »
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Mozambique: Health Ministry Needs Ten Days to Prepare Vaccination
AIM, 28 February 2021
The Mozambican Ministry of Health needs a further ten days to complete its preparations for vaccinating health professionals against the Covid-19 respiratory disease, according to… Read more »
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Africa: Covid-19 Vaccines and Its Power Dynamics Where Does Africa Stand
FrontPageAfrica, 1 March 2021
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID 19 as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). This eventually allowed the World Health… Read more »