Coronavirus Updates
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Ghana to take delivery of over 17.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by June
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana will take delivery of 17,600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines by June 2021, with more to come in the year. Delivering the State of the Nation Address (S…
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FDA sounds alarm as it confiscates fake coronavirus vaccine in South Africa
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued an alert over the seizure of fake Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa. According to the FDA, ”this alert has become necessary as a result of reports of the…
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EU denies ‘vaccine nationalism’ accusations
European Council President Charles Michel on Tuesday rejected charges of “vaccine nationalism” levelled against the EU, and said that while Britain and the United States have outright bans on exports…
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China launches COVID-19 vaccination certificates for cross-border travel
China has launched a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate for its citizens planning cross-border travels, joining other countries issuing similar documents as they seek ways to reopen their econo…
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Two million AstraZeneca vaccine to arrive Ghana by May
Ghana will receive an additional two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility by the end of May, this year. That would boost the country’s COVID-19 vaccination programme and aid …
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You must book vaccination appointments through the app – GHS
The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye has indicated that people going for the COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana, would have to use the vaccination APP to book an…
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Vaccination: 300,000 Ghanaians vaccinated in first week – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has, so far, vaccinated 300,000 people since the COVID-19 mass vaccination programme started on March 2, 2021. Those who received doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines incl…
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Study shows Sinovac vaccine works against Brazil’s P1 variant
Preliminary data from a study in Brazil indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd is effective against the P1 variant of the virus first discovered in Brazil, a sou…
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President of Syria and his wife test positive for coronavirus
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma have tested positive for COVID-19 after showing minor symptoms, his office said on Monday. The Syrian leader and his spouse, who announced her reco…
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The vaccine is not a cure for the coronavirus – Boadu
Cynthia Anima Boadu, the Municipal Director of the National Civic Education Committee of Central City of Gabon, has urged the public to abstain from paying for the COVID-19 vaccine as it is being giv…