Africa vaccine manufacturing drive is for long term – CDC
Feb. 10, 2022 …Says still talking to Merck, Pfizer about COVID pills John Nkengasong, Director, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Thursday said Africa’s vaccine production would…
COVID shots are finally arriving but Africa can’t get them all into arms
Dec 6, 2021 When a group arrived at the Sekenani health clinic in rural Kenya for their COVID-19 vaccines recently, staff told them there were no doses left and that…
Logistical challenges hamper COVID-19 vaccination drives in Africa
Nov 26, 2021 …Only 6.6% of Africa’s population fully vaccinated Many African nations are struggling with the logistics of accelerating their COVID-19 inoculation campaigns as deliveries of vaccines to the…
Moderna offers COVID-19 shot at $7 to African Union – Africa CDC
Nov 12, 2021 Moderna Inc has offered to sell its COVID-19 vaccines to the African Union at $7 a shot, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control John Nkengasong…
U.S. donates 17 million J&J doses to African Union
Oct. 15, 2021 President Joe Biden told visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday that the United States will make a one-time donation of more than 17 million doses of…
Moderna plans to invest $500m for vaccine plant in AfricaÂ
Oct 8, 2021 Moderna plans to invest up to $500 million to build a factory in Africa to make up to 500 million doses of mRNA vaccines each year, including…
African Union to start talks with WHO on malaria vaccine rollout
Oct 8, 2021 Africa will start talks with the World Health Organization about getting the first approved malaria vaccine to the continent as soon as possible, the African Union’s top…
Britain’s non-recognition of Africa-administered vaccines regrettable – AU
Sept. 23, 2021 The African Union’s (AU) top health official called Britain’s lack of recognition for coronavirus vaccines administered in Africa regrettable, saying on Thursday it sends a confusing public…
Less than 3.5 % of Africans vaccinated against COVID – Africa CDC
Sept. 15, 2021 Less than 3.5% of Africans are vaccinated against COVID-19, far short of its official target of 60%, John Nkengasong, director of Africa’s Centers for Disease Control, said…
Standard Chartered provides $200 mln for Africa’s vaccine procurement
July 15, 2021 Standard Chartered Bank said on Thursday it is providing $200 million in not-for-profit funding to the African Export-Import Bank’s COVID-19 vaccine procurement framework for Africa. The facility…