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Wellbeing
Covid-19: Unvaccinated 11 Times More Likely to Die
“Nigeria’s 0.8% vaccination rate contrasts poorly with South Africa’s 12.2%, Malaysia’s 52.8%, India’s 12.5%, Indonesia’s 15.1% and Kazakhstan’s 31.5%”. Covid-19…
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World Bank and African Union Team Up to Support Rapid Vaccination for Up to 400 million People in Africa
The African Finance Ministers and the World Bank Group met on Thursday to fast track vaccine acquisition on the continent…
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Vaccination Success Boosting American and Global Economy
“This is good for oil exporting countries like Nigeria: the forecast for oil price has risen to $66 per barrel…
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India Freezes Vaccine Export Amidst Devastating COVID-19 Second Wave
In the beginning of the year (2021), India had only 16,946 new coronavirus infections daily. The nation was confident, being…
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Covid-19: Africa Risks Severe Debt Crisis – UN Warns
Elevated public debt is limiting the capacity to boost spending across the continent and meagre growth prospects mean less capacity…
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U.S. Study Confirms Safety of AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine
The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford is 79% effective in preventing symptomatic illness and 100%…
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Fake Covid-19 Vaccines Seized in SA Just the Start for Africa
Counterfeit vaccines have been reported only in South Africa, but this form of organised crime will eventually reach other African…
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New AstraZeneca Vaccine Troubles Put Africa’s Recovery At Risk
Several European nations have temporarily halted the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine over reports of fatal brain hemorrhages and…
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Building Back Better from the Covid-19 Crisis
Building Back Better is the seeming light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. But what does it really mean…
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Covid-19: Vaccine Delivery, Rollout Gather Pace in Africa
The first Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Africa kicked off in Ivory Coast on Monday with the administration of doses from…
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