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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 14 March 2021

14 March 2021 — Forty-three (43) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2590 samples tested today.

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COVID-19 vaccination in Uganda

Clarification on the COVID-19 Vaccine Allergies

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 13 March 2021

13 March 2021 — Eighty-six (86) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3901 samples tested today.

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Sr Martha Tadesse

Ethiopia introduces COVID-19 vaccine in a national launching ceremony

Launching ceremonies were also held at all the regional capitals

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Countries gear-up to kick all forms of polio out of Africa, once and for all

Countries gear-up to kick all forms of polio out of Africa, once and for all

To rapidly and sustainably stop outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in African countries, a modified vaccine, known as novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV) is now being rolled out.
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 12 March 2021

12 March 2021 — One hundred and twelve (112) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4503 samples tested today.

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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu receiving the Astrazenca vaccine in Lagos today.

Lagos State Flags-off COVID-19 vaccination, warns citizens against lowering guard against the virus.

Lagos, 12 March, 2021 - Today, Lagos State joins other States across Nigeria to Flag-off COVID19 vaccination; prioritizing frontline health workers in the first

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WHO supports Malawi with medicine for scabies and equipment worth close to 86 million kwacha to improve health data systems and introduces international experts to manage cases of COVID-19 and control of the infodemic

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