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Africa: Covax Delivers Its 1 Billionth Covid-19 Vaccine Dose
WHO, 16 January 2022
On 15 January 2021, a shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccines to Rwanda included the billionth dose supplied via COVAX. Read more »
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Rwanda: UN-Backed COVAX Mechanism Delivers Its 1 Billionth Covid-19 Vaccine Dose
UN News, 16 January 2022
With a 1.1 million jab delivery in Rwanda this weekend, the World Health Organization's multilateral initiative to provide equal access to vaccines for all reached the one billion… Read more »
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Africa: Achieving 70 Percent Covid-19 Immunization Coverage By Mid-2022
WHO, 23 December 2021
Statement of the Independent Allocation of Vaccines Group (IAVG) of COVAX Read more »
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Africa: WHO Lists 10th Covid-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use - Nuvaxovid
WHO, 21 December 2021
The World Health Organization issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for NuvaxovidTM, following its assessment and approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) earlier today. Read more »
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WHO, 11 January 2022
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Africa: WHO Recommends Two New Drugs to Treat Covid-19
WHO, 14 January 2022
WHO has recommended two new drugs for COVID-19, providing yet more options for treating the disease. The extent to which these medicines will save lives depends on how widely… Read more »
Covax Delivers Its 1 Billionth Covid-19 Vaccine Dose to Rwanda
A shipment of 1.1 million Covid-19 vaccines to Rwanda has brought the total delivered by the global treatment initiative to more than 1 billion. Despite this, as of January 13, 2022, out of 194 Member States, 36 World Health Organisation (WHO) Member States have vaccinated less than 10% of their population, and 88 less than 40%.
COVAX's ambition to provide equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines was compromised by hoarding and stockpiling in rich countries, among other difficulties. As of January 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 10,485,879 while over 204,551,125 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.
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Of its 13 million habitants, Rwanda has fully vaccinated 40% against Covid-19. This coverage milestone puts the country on track for meeting further vaccination global targets set ... Read more »
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With the new variant, Omicron, showing exponential growth and high transmissibility, there are certain things you can do to keep yourself and loved ones safe d Read more »
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According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Africa recorded an n 83% surge in new Covid-19 cases during the second week of December, 2021. Driven by the Read more »
