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Government has said it is prepared for the administration of the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine which the Ministry of Health (MoH) had already announced over a month ago would begin on Thursday June 3, 2021. MoH spokesman, Joshua Malango, assured the citizenry that there would be “adequate quantities of vaccines” despite admitting that other consignments […]
It is still unclear whether or not the country might have the third Coronavirus wave following reports that results of the 600 samples sent to the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in South Africa to determine the same are not yet known to Malawi, Nyasa Times has learnt. The samples were sent to the Rainbow […]
By Press Association 2021
A health care worker receives a vaccine at a hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa (Nardus Engelbrecht/AP)
Some Africans are hesitating to get Covid-19 vaccines amid concerns about their safety, alarming public health officials as some countries start to destroy thousands of doses that expired before use.
Malawi and South Sudan in recent days have said they will destroy some of their doses, a concerning development on a continent where health officials have been outspoken about the need for vaccine equity as the world’s rich nations hold the bulk of shots.
Africa, whose 1.3 billion people represent 16% of the world’s population, has received less than 2% of the Covid-19 vaccine doses administered around the world, according to the World Health 0rganisation.
In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses
by Rodney Muhumuza, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 27, 2021 2:13 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 27, 2021 at 2:14 am EDT
KAMPALA, Uganda Some Africans are hesitating to get COVID-19 vaccines amid concerns about their safety, alarming public health officials as some countries start to destroy thousands of doses that expired before use.
Malawi and South Sudan in recent days have said they will destroy some of their doses, a concerning development on a continent where health officials have been outspoken about the need for vaccine equity as the world’s rich nations hold the bulk of shots.