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Less than 10% of African countries to hit key COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Less than 10% of African countries to hit key COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Brazzaville - Just five African countries, less than 10% of Africa’s…
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Country support missions to help drive optimal COVID-19 vaccine uptake across Africa

Country support missions to help drive optimal COVID-19 vaccine uptake across Africa

Brazzaville – World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Africa…
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Mauritania: champion of COVID-19 vaccination in Africa

Mauritania: champion of COVID-19 vaccination in Africa

Nouakchott - "Before, we had to go and find people willing to be…
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Six in seven COVID-19 infections go undetected in Africa

Six in seven COVID-19 infections go undetected in Africa

Brazzaville, 14 October 2021 – A new assessment by the World Health…
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Fifteen African countries hit 10% COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Fifteen African countries hit 10% COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Brazzaville – Fifteen African countries—nearly a third of the…
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Africa needs seven-fold rise in COVID-19 vaccine shipments 

Africa needs seven-fold rise in COVID-19 vaccine shipments 

Brazzaville – COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa must rise by over…
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Raising faith in COVID-19 vaccines in Lesotho

Raising faith in COVID-19 vaccines in Lesotho

Maseru - Myths and misinformation around COVID-19 vaccines are rife…
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Towards Africa’s first mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub

Towards Africa’s first mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub

Brazzaville — The World Health Organization (WHO), a South African…
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Cameroon's community leaders drive demand for COVID-19 vaccines

Cameroon's community leaders drive demand for COVID-19 vaccines

Yaoundé – Local leaders, working with over 2300 community mobilizers…
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Africa faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall in 2021

Africa faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall in 2021

Brazzaville – As the COVAX Facility is forced to slash planned COVID-…
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