‘Vaccine Grabbing’ Seen Fueling Risk Of Fake COVID-19 Jabs In Africa
The unequal global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines could spur the trade in fake doses in Africa – a hotspot for counterfeit medicines, analysts warned on Friday, citing the seizure of falsified vaccination shots in South Africa. With poorer countries grappling to procure enough vaccine doses for their people, criminals will likely see an opportunity to […]
Over 6.2 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
As of March 26, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,146,450 while over 6,230,004 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 111,195 and 3,720,972 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases – 1,541,563 – and 52,535 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco ( 493,353 […]
Elderly Lebanese Man Will Get COVID Jab ‘Sooner or Later’, Health Ministry says
Lebanon’s health ministry on Thursday rejected a court order for it to swiftly vaccinate an elderly man against COVID-19, accusing the judge of trying to score points in the media following a scandal over queue-jumping by lawmakers. Wednesday’s court order followed a complaint by 80-year-old Joseph al-Hajj, who filed suit after about a dozen members of […]
How Chile Became An Unlikely Winner In The COVID-19 Vaccine Race
At first glance, it may seem that the race to acquire COVID-19 vaccines has been won by western nations. But alongside the UK, Canada, USA and EU, another country has also secured a high number of doses relative to its population – Chile. To date Chile has ordered close to 90 million vaccine doses – enough to fully vaccinate […]
World Bank Threatens To Cut Lebanon’s Vaccine Aid Over Line-Jumping
The World Bank threatened on Tuesday to suspend its multi-million-dollar financing for Lebanon’s COVID-19 vaccinations over politicians jumping the line. Local media and officials said some lawmakers got shots in parliament on Tuesday while other Lebanese in the priority groups were still waiting their turn, drawing a rebuke from the doctor leading the campaign and […]
Ghana Faces Hurdles to Achieve Targets Set for Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout
Ghana, like many of its counterparts on the continent, is contending with the fallout from the rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants. Of particular concern is the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the UK. It is estimated to be up to 70% more infectious and 65% more lethal than the ancestral strain. Scientists at the West African Centre for Cell […]
UNICEF Launches The Covid-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard
As the designated COVAX procurement coordinator and procurement agent, UNICEF has launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard – an interactive tool for countries, partners and industry to follow the developments of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 vaccine market and the efforts of the COVAX Facility to ensure fair and equitable access for every country in the world. In […]
Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine: What To Expect Before, During, and After
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is officially being distributed throughout the US after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized it for emergency use on December 11. Right now, the first round is being rolled out to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities—so unless you fall into one of those two groups, you’re likely not going […]
Ensuring Global COVID-19 Vaccine Access Seen Worth Billions To Rich Nations
Rich nations stand to lose hundreds of billions of dollars in economic output over the next five years if poorer countries do not get equal access to COVID-19 vaccines, a report said on Thursday as concerns grow about “vaccine nationalism”. As the World Health Organisation (WHO) seeks to plug funding gaps in its ACT Accelerator […]
WHO Calls For End To ‘Vaccine Nationalism’
Countries putting their own interests ahead of others in trying to ensure supplies of a possible coronavirus vaccine are making the pandemic worse, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday. “(Acting) strategically and globally is actually in each country’s national interest – no one is safe until everyone is safe,” he told […]
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