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Africa: Online Scammers Rake in Millions From Sale of Covid-19 'Vaccines'
Nation, 5 March 2021
As countries around the world prepare to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine, scammers are making up to Sh60 million by selling the 'doses' on the black market. Read more »
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Africa: Over 4 Million Vaccinated Against Covid-19 Across Continent
allAfrica, 5 March 2021
As of March 5, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,935,326 . Vaccinations across the continent stand at 4,027,023. Read more »
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Africa: Govts Put on High Alert as Fake Covid-19 Vaccines Emerge
Nation, 4 March 2021
Governments across the world -- including Kenya -- have been put on high alert following the unearthing of fake Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa and China. Read more »
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Africa: Another Covid-19 Threat - Health Care Workers Under Attack
IPS, 3 March 2021
In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, at a certain hour of the evening, people in cities around the world opened their windows or stood on their rooftops and banged pots… Read more »
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Africa: African Women’s Incredible Resilience in Times of COVID-19
allAfrica, 2 March 2021
The World Bank and AllAfrica Global Media Group will jointly organize, on Monday March 8, 2021, a virtual panel on the topic: COVID-19, Revealer of African women's incredible… Read more »
Govts on High Alert as Scamsters Sell Fake Vaccines Online
As countries around the world prepare to roll out the Covid-19 vaccines, scammers are reportedly making millions by selling the 'doses' on the black market through the dark web. The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that requires special software to access. It is a notorious market for drugs, firearms and other illicit goods.The discovery comes three months after Interpol warned law enforcement agencies to be aware of criminal gangs who may take advantage of the slow distribution of vaccines and introduce fake ones on the black market. As of March 5, 2021 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,935,326. Reported deaths in Africa reached 104,993 and 3,512,429 people have recovered. Over 4 million people have reportedly been vaccinated against Covid-19 across the continent.
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As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
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Covax has delivered its first Covid-19 vaccine doses in a milestone for the ambitious programme that seeks to support the development of vaccines and ensure their equitable distr Read more »
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Nigeria is the third West African country to take delivery of AstraZeneca vaccines - 3,9 million doses- under the COVAX scheme, after Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. The government has ... Read more »
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Ghana has become the world's first country to receive vaccines through the COVAX initiative with a delivery of 600,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab. The shipment, which ... Read more »
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Rwanda's response to the Covid-19 pandemic saw the lockdown in the capital Kigali, the closure of schools and restrictions on sport and religious gatherings. With the vaccine ... Read more »
