Many Africans May Not Receive Their Second COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Anytime Soon, Africa CDC Warns 15/04/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – The Africa CDC has expressed concerns over the disruption of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in Africa saying it was preventing many Africans who have received the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine may not be able to receive the second dose 12 weeks after the first dose as recommended in the vaccination guideline. […] Continue reading -> WHO Europe Urges Denmark To Share Surplus AstraZeneca After Country Stops Using The Vaccine 15/04/2021 Chandre Prince The World Health Organization (WHO) Europe region sidestepped criticism of Denmark’s decision to permanently stop administering the AstraZeneca vaccine, saying the country’s low population numbers and low COVID-19 positivity rate of under 1% allowed for a lot of room to manoeuvre. Denmark’s low rate of infections gives the country manoeuvring room in terms of their […] Continue reading -> New Partnership To Boost Africa’s Vaccine Research, Development And Manufacturing 15/04/2021 Paul Adepoju A new partnership between Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations(CEPI), Africa CDC and the African Union Commission to enhance vaccine research, development and manufacturing in Africa has been hailed as “critical” to enable countries to take ownership of their national health security. Following a two day African Vaccine Manufacturing Virtual Conference held earlier this week, the […] Continue reading -> ‘Unexamined Prejudices’: COVID-19 And Patents 15/04/2021 Sir Robin Jacob This past few weeks has seen a flurry of open letters from academics, politicians and NGOs dispatched to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden and other heads of state, urging their governments to support a proposal to the World Trade Organization to for a proposed “waiver” suspending intellectual property (IP) rights, and […] Continue reading -> Gates Foundation: Technology Transfer, Not Patents Is Main Roadblock To Expanding Vaccine Production 14/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Patents are not the main roadblock to producing enough coronavirus vaccines for the world – rather the challenge is technology transfer with manufacturers, said a top official at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on Wednesday. His comments joined those of pharma voices in what seems to be a growing counter-trend to that of […] Continue reading -> India Set To Become Major Manufacturing Hub Of Sputnik V COVID Vaccine – Regulatory Approval Comes As COVID Cases Spike 14/04/2021 Menaka Rao India has greenlighted Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use following a severe shortage of vaccines against the coronavirus and a massive spike in cases, and is now poised to become one of the world’s largest manufacturing hubs for the vaccine with 50 million doses produced by July. India’s aproval of a third COVID vaccine […] Continue reading -> Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> South Africa Announces 41-million Dose Vaccine Roll-out Plan – But Can Only Deliver 6 Million Jabs By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – South Africa has secured enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for 41 million people from Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer, but only 6 million of these will be delivered by June because of “supply constraints”, the country’s health ministry announced on Friday. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told a civil society briefing that the vaccination […] Continue reading -> Battling ‘supply constraints’, COVAX May Only Deliver 20% Of Vaccine Target By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine delivery platform, COVAX, might only deliver 20% of its vaccine target by mid-year because of “supply constraints” but it aims to make up the backlog in the second half of the year, according to Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the global vaccine alliance, Gavi. “Our goal is still to try to get […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Europe Urges Denmark To Share Surplus AstraZeneca After Country Stops Using The Vaccine 15/04/2021 Chandre Prince The World Health Organization (WHO) Europe region sidestepped criticism of Denmark’s decision to permanently stop administering the AstraZeneca vaccine, saying the country’s low population numbers and low COVID-19 positivity rate of under 1% allowed for a lot of room to manoeuvre. Denmark’s low rate of infections gives the country manoeuvring room in terms of their […] Continue reading -> New Partnership To Boost Africa’s Vaccine Research, Development And Manufacturing 15/04/2021 Paul Adepoju A new partnership between Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations(CEPI), Africa CDC and the African Union Commission to enhance vaccine research, development and manufacturing in Africa has been hailed as “critical” to enable countries to take ownership of their national health security. Following a two day African Vaccine Manufacturing Virtual Conference held earlier this week, the […] Continue reading -> ‘Unexamined Prejudices’: COVID-19 And Patents 15/04/2021 Sir Robin Jacob This past few weeks has seen a flurry of open letters from academics, politicians and NGOs dispatched to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden and other heads of state, urging their governments to support a proposal to the World Trade Organization to for a proposed “waiver” suspending intellectual property (IP) rights, and […] Continue reading -> Gates Foundation: Technology Transfer, Not Patents Is Main Roadblock To Expanding Vaccine Production 14/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Patents are not the main roadblock to producing enough coronavirus vaccines for the world – rather the challenge is technology transfer with manufacturers, said a top official at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on Wednesday. His comments joined those of pharma voices in what seems to be a growing counter-trend to that of […] Continue reading -> India Set To Become Major Manufacturing Hub Of Sputnik V COVID Vaccine – Regulatory Approval Comes As COVID Cases Spike 14/04/2021 Menaka Rao India has greenlighted Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use following a severe shortage of vaccines against the coronavirus and a massive spike in cases, and is now poised to become one of the world’s largest manufacturing hubs for the vaccine with 50 million doses produced by July. India’s aproval of a third COVID vaccine […] Continue reading -> Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> South Africa Announces 41-million Dose Vaccine Roll-out Plan – But Can Only Deliver 6 Million Jabs By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – South Africa has secured enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for 41 million people from Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer, but only 6 million of these will be delivered by June because of “supply constraints”, the country’s health ministry announced on Friday. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told a civil society briefing that the vaccination […] Continue reading -> Battling ‘supply constraints’, COVAX May Only Deliver 20% Of Vaccine Target By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine delivery platform, COVAX, might only deliver 20% of its vaccine target by mid-year because of “supply constraints” but it aims to make up the backlog in the second half of the year, according to Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the global vaccine alliance, Gavi. “Our goal is still to try to get […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
New Partnership To Boost Africa’s Vaccine Research, Development And Manufacturing 15/04/2021 Paul Adepoju A new partnership between Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations(CEPI), Africa CDC and the African Union Commission to enhance vaccine research, development and manufacturing in Africa has been hailed as “critical” to enable countries to take ownership of their national health security. Following a two day African Vaccine Manufacturing Virtual Conference held earlier this week, the […] Continue reading -> ‘Unexamined Prejudices’: COVID-19 And Patents 15/04/2021 Sir Robin Jacob This past few weeks has seen a flurry of open letters from academics, politicians and NGOs dispatched to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden and other heads of state, urging their governments to support a proposal to the World Trade Organization to for a proposed “waiver” suspending intellectual property (IP) rights, and […] Continue reading -> Gates Foundation: Technology Transfer, Not Patents Is Main Roadblock To Expanding Vaccine Production 14/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Patents are not the main roadblock to producing enough coronavirus vaccines for the world – rather the challenge is technology transfer with manufacturers, said a top official at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on Wednesday. His comments joined those of pharma voices in what seems to be a growing counter-trend to that of […] Continue reading -> India Set To Become Major Manufacturing Hub Of Sputnik V COVID Vaccine – Regulatory Approval Comes As COVID Cases Spike 14/04/2021 Menaka Rao India has greenlighted Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use following a severe shortage of vaccines against the coronavirus and a massive spike in cases, and is now poised to become one of the world’s largest manufacturing hubs for the vaccine with 50 million doses produced by July. India’s aproval of a third COVID vaccine […] Continue reading -> Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> South Africa Announces 41-million Dose Vaccine Roll-out Plan – But Can Only Deliver 6 Million Jabs By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – South Africa has secured enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for 41 million people from Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer, but only 6 million of these will be delivered by June because of “supply constraints”, the country’s health ministry announced on Friday. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told a civil society briefing that the vaccination […] Continue reading -> Battling ‘supply constraints’, COVAX May Only Deliver 20% Of Vaccine Target By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine delivery platform, COVAX, might only deliver 20% of its vaccine target by mid-year because of “supply constraints” but it aims to make up the backlog in the second half of the year, according to Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the global vaccine alliance, Gavi. “Our goal is still to try to get […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
‘Unexamined Prejudices’: COVID-19 And Patents 15/04/2021 Sir Robin Jacob This past few weeks has seen a flurry of open letters from academics, politicians and NGOs dispatched to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden and other heads of state, urging their governments to support a proposal to the World Trade Organization to for a proposed “waiver” suspending intellectual property (IP) rights, and […] Continue reading -> Gates Foundation: Technology Transfer, Not Patents Is Main Roadblock To Expanding Vaccine Production 14/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Patents are not the main roadblock to producing enough coronavirus vaccines for the world – rather the challenge is technology transfer with manufacturers, said a top official at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on Wednesday. His comments joined those of pharma voices in what seems to be a growing counter-trend to that of […] Continue reading -> India Set To Become Major Manufacturing Hub Of Sputnik V COVID Vaccine – Regulatory Approval Comes As COVID Cases Spike 14/04/2021 Menaka Rao India has greenlighted Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use following a severe shortage of vaccines against the coronavirus and a massive spike in cases, and is now poised to become one of the world’s largest manufacturing hubs for the vaccine with 50 million doses produced by July. India’s aproval of a third COVID vaccine […] Continue reading -> Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> South Africa Announces 41-million Dose Vaccine Roll-out Plan – But Can Only Deliver 6 Million Jabs By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – South Africa has secured enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for 41 million people from Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer, but only 6 million of these will be delivered by June because of “supply constraints”, the country’s health ministry announced on Friday. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told a civil society briefing that the vaccination […] Continue reading -> Battling ‘supply constraints’, COVAX May Only Deliver 20% Of Vaccine Target By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine delivery platform, COVAX, might only deliver 20% of its vaccine target by mid-year because of “supply constraints” but it aims to make up the backlog in the second half of the year, according to Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the global vaccine alliance, Gavi. “Our goal is still to try to get […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Gates Foundation: Technology Transfer, Not Patents Is Main Roadblock To Expanding Vaccine Production 14/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Patents are not the main roadblock to producing enough coronavirus vaccines for the world – rather the challenge is technology transfer with manufacturers, said a top official at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on Wednesday. His comments joined those of pharma voices in what seems to be a growing counter-trend to that of […] Continue reading -> India Set To Become Major Manufacturing Hub Of Sputnik V COVID Vaccine – Regulatory Approval Comes As COVID Cases Spike 14/04/2021 Menaka Rao India has greenlighted Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use following a severe shortage of vaccines against the coronavirus and a massive spike in cases, and is now poised to become one of the world’s largest manufacturing hubs for the vaccine with 50 million doses produced by July. India’s aproval of a third COVID vaccine […] Continue reading -> Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> South Africa Announces 41-million Dose Vaccine Roll-out Plan – But Can Only Deliver 6 Million Jabs By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – South Africa has secured enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for 41 million people from Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer, but only 6 million of these will be delivered by June because of “supply constraints”, the country’s health ministry announced on Friday. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told a civil society briefing that the vaccination […] Continue reading -> Battling ‘supply constraints’, COVAX May Only Deliver 20% Of Vaccine Target By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine delivery platform, COVAX, might only deliver 20% of its vaccine target by mid-year because of “supply constraints” but it aims to make up the backlog in the second half of the year, according to Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the global vaccine alliance, Gavi. “Our goal is still to try to get […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
India Set To Become Major Manufacturing Hub Of Sputnik V COVID Vaccine – Regulatory Approval Comes As COVID Cases Spike 14/04/2021 Menaka Rao India has greenlighted Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use following a severe shortage of vaccines against the coronavirus and a massive spike in cases, and is now poised to become one of the world’s largest manufacturing hubs for the vaccine with 50 million doses produced by July. India’s aproval of a third COVID vaccine […] Continue reading -> Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> South Africa Announces 41-million Dose Vaccine Roll-out Plan – But Can Only Deliver 6 Million Jabs By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – South Africa has secured enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for 41 million people from Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer, but only 6 million of these will be delivered by June because of “supply constraints”, the country’s health ministry announced on Friday. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told a civil society briefing that the vaccination […] Continue reading -> Battling ‘supply constraints’, COVAX May Only Deliver 20% Of Vaccine Target By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine delivery platform, COVAX, might only deliver 20% of its vaccine target by mid-year because of “supply constraints” but it aims to make up the backlog in the second half of the year, according to Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the global vaccine alliance, Gavi. “Our goal is still to try to get […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> South Africa Announces 41-million Dose Vaccine Roll-out Plan – But Can Only Deliver 6 Million Jabs By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – South Africa has secured enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for 41 million people from Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer, but only 6 million of these will be delivered by June because of “supply constraints”, the country’s health ministry announced on Friday. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told a civil society briefing that the vaccination […] Continue reading -> Battling ‘supply constraints’, COVAX May Only Deliver 20% Of Vaccine Target By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine delivery platform, COVAX, might only deliver 20% of its vaccine target by mid-year because of “supply constraints” but it aims to make up the backlog in the second half of the year, according to Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the global vaccine alliance, Gavi. “Our goal is still to try to get […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> South Africa Announces 41-million Dose Vaccine Roll-out Plan – But Can Only Deliver 6 Million Jabs By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – South Africa has secured enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for 41 million people from Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer, but only 6 million of these will be delivered by June because of “supply constraints”, the country’s health ministry announced on Friday. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told a civil society briefing that the vaccination […] Continue reading -> Battling ‘supply constraints’, COVAX May Only Deliver 20% Of Vaccine Target By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine delivery platform, COVAX, might only deliver 20% of its vaccine target by mid-year because of “supply constraints” but it aims to make up the backlog in the second half of the year, according to Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the global vaccine alliance, Gavi. “Our goal is still to try to get […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
South Africa Announces 41-million Dose Vaccine Roll-out Plan – But Can Only Deliver 6 Million Jabs By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – South Africa has secured enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for 41 million people from Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer, but only 6 million of these will be delivered by June because of “supply constraints”, the country’s health ministry announced on Friday. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told a civil society briefing that the vaccination […] Continue reading -> Battling ‘supply constraints’, COVAX May Only Deliver 20% Of Vaccine Target By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine delivery platform, COVAX, might only deliver 20% of its vaccine target by mid-year because of “supply constraints” but it aims to make up the backlog in the second half of the year, according to Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the global vaccine alliance, Gavi. “Our goal is still to try to get […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Battling ‘supply constraints’, COVAX May Only Deliver 20% Of Vaccine Target By June 09/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine delivery platform, COVAX, might only deliver 20% of its vaccine target by mid-year because of “supply constraints” but it aims to make up the backlog in the second half of the year, according to Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the global vaccine alliance, Gavi. “Our goal is still to try to get […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts