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Inside Africa’s drive to boost medicines and vaccine manufacturing

Inside Africa’s drive to boost medicines and vaccine manufacturing

Addis Ababa - With COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Africa slowing down,…
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Expiry date and shelf life of the AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India

Expiry date and shelf life of the AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India

Brazzaville - The WHO Regional Office for Africa wishes to provide…
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A health worker receiving their first dose on day one of the vaccination

Ebola vaccination starts in Sierra Leone to prevent new outbreak

Freetown, 11 May 2021 – Ebola vaccination kicked off today in Sierra…
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Vaccine supply crunch adds to risk of COVID-19 resurgence

Vaccine supply crunch adds to risk of COVID-19 resurgence

Brazzaville - With Africa-bound COVID-19 vaccine doses from the…
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Update COVID-19 03 May 2021

Update COVID-19 03 May 2021

03 May 2021 — Fifty-eight (28) new COVID-19 cases were identified out…
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Update COVID-19 02 May 2021

  02 May 2021 — Twenty-eight (28) new COVID-19 cases were…
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Update COVID-19 01 May 2021

Update COVID-19 01May 2021

01 May 2021 — One hundred and nine (109) new COVID-19 cases were…
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African countries face high risk of COVID-19 resurgence

African countries face high risk of COVID-19 resurgence

Brazzaville – The risk of COVID-19 resurgence remains high in…
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Emerging lessons from Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Emerging lessons from Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

With 47 African countries now rolling out COVID-19 vaccines and over…
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Risk of major measles outbreaks as countries delay vaccination drives

Risk of major measles outbreaks as countries delay vaccination drives

Brazzaville – Fifteen African countries delayed measles…
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