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WC govt’s plan to acquire addition vaccine doses to 'help national efforts'
Premier Alan Winde and health officials have this week told the provincial legislature that additional vaccines would be procured for the Western Cape.
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Nigeria to receive 10 million vaccine doses in March
The statement did not specify which type of vaccine would be used for the 10 million doses.
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Ramaphosa: Treasury will make sure money is available for COVID-19 vaccine
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the country would get 20 million vaccines from a variety of suppliers including Pfizer, AstraZeneca as well as Johnson & Johnson.
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ICPA, govt in talks to set up 20,000 more sites for COVID-19 vaccine rollout
The first million doses of Oxford- AstraZeneca’s vaccines from India are expected to land on home soil sometime this month. They will be exclusively allocated to health care workers.
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Pope Francis, ex-pope Benedict get virus vaccines: Vatican
It had already been reported that Francis, 84, had received the jab on Wednesday, the first day of the Vatican's vaccination drive, but officials declined to confirm the news.
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Africa CDC says countries must act fast to prepare for COVID-19 vaccines
Governments will be able to make financing arrangements through the African Export-Import Bank that could allow for instalment payments over a five-year period.
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Complaint against Mogoeng over COVID-19 vaccine comment escalated to JCC
Health advocacy group The African Alliance approached the Judicial Service Commission after Mogoeng sparked outrage with bizarre comments he made about COVID-19 vaccines.
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African Union secures provisional 270 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
According to the BBC, AU head and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised all of the doses will be used this year.
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AstraZeneca files bid for EU vaccine approval
The jab would be the third available for the 27-nation EU after the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna drugs, as the bloc struggles to speed up the rollout.
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DA wants clarity from Ramaphosa on acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines
The party said while it welcomed the announcement that 20 million vaccines have been secured, the details are very vague.
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Ramaphosa raises concern about conspiracy theories around COVID-19 vaccines
While the country is in the process of procuring inoculations for its citizens as it fights the pandemic anti-vaccine sentiments being are expressed by a number of people including those in higher offices such as political leaders.
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SA's vaccine strategy: All you need to know
During his address to the nation, President Cyril Ramaphosa outlined SA's vaccine strategy, which is in three parts. #Vaccine #Covid19news #CoronavirusSA
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20 borders to close, 20 million doses of COVID vaccine secured - Ramaphosa
The president also announced that 20 of SA's borders would be closed in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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BioNTech boosts 2021 vaccine supply forecast to 2 billion doses
European regulators last week approved doctors drawing six doses from each vial, boosting dosage capacity by 20%.
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EU doubles BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine order to 600 mn jabs
Authorities in the 27-nation bloc have been hit with rising criticism that the vaccine rollout that started December 27 has been too slow, especially compared with countries such as the United States or former EU member Britain.
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Nehawu welcomes procurement of 1.5 million vaccine doses for frontline workers
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Thursday announced the first 1 million doses would be delivered later this month from the Serum Institute of India, followed by an additional half a million doses in February.
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BioNTech says vaccine 'neutralises' key mutation in UK, SA variants
Because the mutation in the British variant and another South African variant directly affects the virus' spike protein, there had been fears that it would render the vaccine ineffective against the mutant versions.
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Mkhize details COVID vaccine rollout plan to Parliament
Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize has announced that South Africa is set to receive and roll out 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this January. Mkhize also said the vaccine was safe and voluntary. The minister was addressing Parliament’s portfolio committee on health. #Covid19
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Mkhize adamant COVID vaccination rollout plan achievable
Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Thursday that the first million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will land in South Africa this month.
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EU insists on keeping vaccine contracts secret
The European Commission has negotiated or is in the process of negotiating pre-purchase agreements with seven manufacturers of proven or potential COVID-19 vaccines.
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ANC speaks out against misinformation peddlers driving SA into state of panic
ANC's Nomvula Mokonyane said when it came to myth-busting some of the theories around COVID-19, it was best left to the experts.
