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The South African government turned away from this vaccine in early February following the findings of a small local study. She pointed out an ineffectiveness of moderate forms of the disease due to the South African variant. The government, which had spent almost seven million euros on acquiring these doses, did not want to waste them at any cost.…

NAIROBI - Kenya has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to all diplomats residing there, including thousands of UN staff, although it has not completed the inoculation of its own health workers, other front-line staff or seniors who draw criticism from local doctors. The offer was made in a March 18 letter sent by the State Department to diplomatic missions and seen by Reuters. Macharia Kamau, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said the shots offered were delivered through the World Health Organization (WHO) co-led COVAX…

EU nations resume use of AstraZeneca vaccine after regulatory shootings AMSTERDAM / LONDON - Germany, France and other European countries announced plans to resume use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday after EU and UK regulators stepped up to build confidence in the shot, saying the benefits outweigh the risks. Reports of rare cerebral thrombosis have prompted more than a…

Somalia: Farmajo receives 1st dose of COVID vaccine MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Tuesday received the first shot of the historic COVAX vaccine to launch a vaccination campaign in the country. Farmajo described his decision as an important example of getting any Somali to see how safe the vaccines are and feel comfortable taking them. "I…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia on Monday received its first shipment of 300,000 doses of the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine, intended for frontline workers and those most at risk for Covid-19, the government said in a statement. The conflict-torn nation has seen coronavirus cases rise 77 percent over the past month to 9,190, while deaths have more than doubled to a total of 367. "The arrival of the Covid-19 vaccines comes at a critical time as Somalia is now experiencing a new wave of the epidemic," Health Minister Fawziya…

Senegal faces "a second wave" of Covid-19. The Minister of Well being returned on Thursday 10 November to the rise in new circumstances. One month in the past, the nation registered lower than ten new pollution per day. Yesterday, the quantity rose to 101. Within the face of this case, the well being authorities demand "nationwide self-discipline" for compliance with barrier measures. As for the…

The first results on the effectiveness of several anti-Covid-19 vaccines, which are currently in the testing phase, give hope for the imminent arrival in the market for high-performance products. But in developing countries, concerns about not having enough access are very prevalent. At a press conference on 19 November, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on how Africa was preparing for the arrival of a vaccine, in particular through The Covax platform, an initiative led by the Coalition for Innovations in…