Covax vaccine initiative
Another 2.2m US donated Pfizer vaccine doses to arrive in SA today
The vaccine doses were donated by United States (US) through the Covax facility and are in addition to the 5.6 million doses the US sent in July.
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US Pfizer vaccine donations a major boost for SA - Health Dept
Through the World Health Organization's Covax mechanism, the first tranche of 5.6 million vaccines is set to arrive in South Africa in the next few days.
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WHO sounds alarm on vaccine shortage in poor countries
A large number of poorer countries receiving vaccines through a global sharing scheme did not have enough doses to continue programmes, the World Health Organization (WHO) added.
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SA accounts for 43% of COVID-19 infections in Africa - WHO Africa
WHO regional director, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has urged countries to ramp up their management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WHO warns of June-July Covax doses shortfall
Covax was set up to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines, particularly to low-income countries, and has already delivered more than 80 million doses to 129 territories.
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US to give 80 mln vaccine doses to priority nations, 75% via Covax
In a fact sheet, the White House said that for the doses shared through Covax, Washington would prioritize countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, South and Southeast Asia, and Africa.
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More than 2 billion COVID vaccines given across the globe
The milestone comes six months after the first vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 began.
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Malawi destroys 17,000 expired AstraZeneca vaccines
The southern African country has so far received three batches of the AstraZeneca vaccine 300,000 doses under the Covax vaccine sharing facility, 50,000 from India and 102,000 from the African Union.
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Covax signs deal for 500m Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses
The doses, to come on stream from October at the earliest, will broaden out the portfolio of vaccines in the Covax scheme, which has so far been heavily reliant on the AstraZeneca vaccine and hit by delays.
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WHO Africa calls for COVID-19 vaccine rollout momentum to be maintained
Close to 7.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered on the African continent so far.
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EU regulator approves Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
The European Union's medicines regulator approved the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, a boost for the EU's sluggish vaccination programme
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Africa virus fight boosted as jabs reach Nigeria, Angola
Kenya received its first shipment of just over 1 million Covax-funded AstraZeneca/Oxford shots early on Wednesday.
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Inside Covax: The global plan to share COVID vaccines
In Covax, funding for vaccines is covered for the 92 lower- and lower-middle income economies involved, while for richer countries, it operates as a back-up insurance policy.
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ANALYSIS: Here’s how South Africa failed to get its act together on vaccines
Critics of the South African government argue that it has done too little too late to secure vaccines, and that it doesn't have a proper plan in place for rollout.
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India hails 'life saving' COVID-19 vaccine rollout
India's COVID-19 vaccination drive had a successful start with more than 190,000 people receiving their first jabs and no one hospitalised for major side effects.
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WHO: SA to be among the first to get vaccine rollout in Africa
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, director of the WHO Regional Office for Africa, has indicated that South Africa may have to be one of the first African countries to see a vaccine rollout as soon as they are available as it could be one of the hardest hit by the second wave of COVID-19. Dr Moeti was speaking during a virtual bi-monthly media briefing, the first for the organisation for 2021.
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EXPLAINER: Dummy’s guide to how trade rules affect access to COVID-19 vaccines
A waiver on some intellectual property rules at the WTO for COVID-19 vaccines would ensure more equitable access, but wouldn't solve all the problems facing developing countries.
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Health dept assures SA COVID-19 vaccine plan still on track
The health department maintains it is in the process of finalising its agreement with COVAX.
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SA misses COVAX payment deadline
The solidarity fund was meant to make a R327 million deposit to secure enough vaccines to supply 10% of the country's population.
