Unvaccinated arrivals at KIA to take COVID-19 jabs

December 13, 2021 The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has directed that all unvaccinated Ghanaians and people with residential status who will be returning to the country after 14 days from midnight yesterday...

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18 Million COVID-19 vaccines coming

October 4, 2021 The government is expecting more than 18 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the coming days to augment the national fight against the virus. The expected consignment will comprise...

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1.2m doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines coming

July 14, 2021 The Manager of the Expanded Programme on immunisation (EPI) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, has given an assurance that the country would soon take delivery of...

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Vaccinating 10 percent of population: 7 African countries to meet September target

June 18, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has projected that seven countries in Africa will be able to meet the September target of vaccinating 10 percent of their populations. The countries are...

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COVAX: UNICEF signs agreement for 34million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

June 3, 2021 The UN’s children’s agency, UNICEF has signed a long-term agreement with Moderna for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines on behalf of the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX)...

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COVID-19: Sputnik vaccine gives 92% protection in trial

February 3, 2021 Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine gives around 92% protection against Covid-19, late-stage trial results published in The Lancet revealed. It has also been deemed to be safe – and...

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Vaccine: Africa to get 50 million coronavirus doses from Pfizer and BionTech

January 5, 2021 Pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer and BioNTech will supply up to 50 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to Africa, starting from March 2021. This was disclosed by South Africa’s...

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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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Moderna: COVID-19 vaccine shows nearly 95% protection

November 18, 2020 A new vaccine that protects against Covid-19 is nearly 95% effective, early data from US company Moderna shows. The results come hot on the heels of similar results from Pfizer, and add to...

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