CS Kagwe says COVID-19 vaccines could be delivered before end of January

By Dorcas Wangira,

The government now says the first batch of vaccines is on the way and Kenyans could begin getting the jabs as soon as this month. Kenya expects to ...

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Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine appears effective against COVID-19 mutation -study

By Reuters,

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appears able to protect against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronaviru...

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Kenya to procure 24 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by February

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Health Cabinet Mutahi Kagwe says 24 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be in the country by the second week of February. According to CS Kagwe,...

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WHO approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

By CNN,

The World Health Organization has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for lower and middle-income countries to begi...

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China approves Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, promises free shots for all citizens

By CNN,

China approved its first homegrown coronavirus vaccine for general public use on Thursday, with officials promising to provide the general public with...

UK regulator approves Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

By CNN,

The United Kingdom has approved another coronavirus vaccine for use, weeks after the country became the first in the world to start inoculating its ci...

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Kenya to receive 24M doses of COVID-19 vaccine free

By Dorcas Wangira,

Kenya has joined other countries in the rush to secure the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the acting Director General in the Health Ministry Dr. Pa...

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Kenya’s economic rebound tied to COVID-19 vaccine access

By Kepha Muiruri,

The potential rebound of Kenya's economy in 2021 has been tied down to the access of COVID-19 vaccines and their eventual distribution. According t...

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WHO scheme risks failure, leaving poor countries with no COVID-19 vaccines until 2024

By Reuters,

The global scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries faces a “very high” risk of failure, potentially leaving nations home to billio...

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Australia halts local COVID-19 vaccine development due to false HIV positives

By Reuters,

Australia cancelled the production of a locally made vaccine against COVID-19 after trials showed it could interfere with HIV diagnosis, with the gove...

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U.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

By Reuters,

The United States said it authorized the use of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, with the first inoculations expected within days, marking a...

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Morocco says Covid-19 vaccine will be free to all citizens

By Reuters,

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI ordered that all Moroccans should receive a coronavirus vaccine for free, the Royal palace said on Tuesday. Morocco plan...

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Why Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine could do more for the world than other shots

By CNN,

In the days since Oxford University and AstraZeneca unveiled the results of the partnership's Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials, a growing number of que...

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WHO scientist calls for more data on coronavirus vaccines

By VOA,

The World Health Organization’s top vaccine expert says the agency needs to evaluate coronavirus vaccines and their immune responses based on more t...

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Suspected North Korean hackers targeted COVID vaccine maker

By Reuters,

Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks, two people with knowledge of the...

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Mass COVID-19 vaccination unlikely to start in Africa until mid-2021

By Reuters,

Mass COVID-19 vaccination is unlikely to start in Africa until midway through next year and keeping vaccines cold could be a big challenge, the contin...

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Coronavirus vaccines no shot in the arm yet for emerging markets

By Reuters,

Emerging markets have surged on the prospect that coronavirus vaccines will become widely available soon, but analysts think the rally is overplayed g...

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CS Balala ties up tourism recovery to vaccine hopes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has tied up the recovery of the industry to the eventual approval and rollout of a vaccine to pin down the spre...

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Brazil signs letter of intent to purchase five COVID vaccines

By Reuters,

Brazil’s health ministry said on Sunday it will sign non-binding letters of intent to purchase coronavirus vaccines from four companies and Russia�...

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CS Kagwe on emerging COVID-19 vaccines: Let us rejoice but we won’t be guinea pigs

By Tonny Ndungu,

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has urged caution on the newly announced COVID-19 vaccines, saying Kenyans will not be guinea pigs of scientific...

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