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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 »