Health Ministry receives 244,800 additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine

September 3, 2021 The Ministry of Health yesterday took delivery of 244,800 additional doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. The single schedule vaccine was procured by...

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Only Ministry of Health can import COVID-19 vaccines – FDA reiterates after seizure of fake vaccines in South Africa

March 10, 2021 The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has reiterated that COVID-19 vaccines can only be imported into the country by the Ministry of Health. The FDA in an alert issued today cautioned the...

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March 10, 2021 / Comments (0)

China to aid 19 more African nations with COVID-19 vaccines – Foreign Ministry

February 23, 2021 China has provided COVID-19 vaccine aid to Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe and will aid 19 more African countries as part of its commitment to making vaccines global public goods, Foreign...

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February 23, 2021 / Comments (0)

Africa to receive 300m doses of Russian vaccine

February 22, 2021 Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) has received an offer of 300 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine. Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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February 22, 2021 / Comments (0)

COVID-19: Ghana approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use

February 22, 2021 Ghana has approved Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for use against COVID-19 according to Russia’s sovereign wealth fund. The country is the fifth in Africa and 31st in the world to approve...

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Having COVID-19 vaccines surest exit strategy

November 24, 2020 The world is sighing with relief at the announcement of the successful trials of COVID-19 vaccines. Through a partnership between Pfizer and BioNtech as well as Moderna, the announcement is...

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Coronavirus: EU sees vaccinations in months, Russia gives high marks to its vaccine

November 12, 2020 The first anti-Covid vaccinations could be available in the European Union early next year, the bloc’s health agency said Wednesday, as Russian developers reported initial test...

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