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Source: © 123rf As Covax closes on 31 December 2023, reflects on its successes and challenges in the bid to overcome inequity have underscored the clear need for the world to be better prepared the next time a viral threat with pandemic potential emerges

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3 lessons from Covax as the organisation draws to a close

20 Dec 2023

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Pharma giants set SA vaccine price tag at $734m, confidential contracts reveal

Katja Hamilton 5 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

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Covid-19 vaccine scheme for poorest has $2.6bn left to spend as pandemic recedes

Jennifer Rigby 26 Jun 2023

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CDC orders discard of 12.5 million doses of J&J Covid-19 vaccine

19 May 2023

Source: Reuters. Packages of Bio Farma's Covid-19 vaccine are seen at Command Center and Vaccine Distribution Management System of Bio Farma in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia.

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Indonesia in talks with African countries to export its homemade Covid shot

10 Oct 2022

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Moderna sues Pfizer

30 Aug 2022

Impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on vaccine supply 'unclear'

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Impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on vaccine supply 'unclear'

Dr Matshidiso Moeti 4 Mar 2022

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Significant rise in vaccination rates in sub-Saharan Africa

21 Feb 2022

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J&J stops Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing in crucial plant

9 Feb 2022

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SA regulator approves Covid-19 vaccine from China

7 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied. ©Gates Archive/Sylvain Cherkaoui.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome pledge $300m to combat Covid-19

21 Jan 2022

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Africa: the face of vaccine inequity

Katja Hamilton 19 Jan 2022

Source: Flight facilitated by Hope Consortium touches down in Belgium with delivery of ultra-cold chain freezers for onward shipment to Africa, Oct.

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Consortium transports ultra-cold freezers to 20 African nations

28 Dec 2021

Hope Consortium, Astral Aviation partner to enhance vaccine distribution in Africa

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Hope Consortium, Astral Aviation partner to enhance vaccine distribution in Africa

28 Sep 2021

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Pandemic lesson: Africa must rely on itself

23 Sep 2021

Soure: supplied by agency

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Pandemic-proofing Africa

16 Sep 2021

Some of the most vulnerable are yet to receive their first dose. Hanna Kuprevich/Alamy Stock Photo

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Covid-19: WHO calls for moratorium on booster shots - is it justifiable?

Jonathan Pugh, Dominic Wilkinson & Julian Savulescu 16 Aug 2021

African countries must include all migrant populations in their vaccination plans. Thierry/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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Excluding migrants undermines the success of Covid-19 vaccine rollouts

Rebecca Walker, Jo Vearey & Nicholas Maple 2 Aug 2021

A nurse prepares a dose of the Sinopharm coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at Wilkins Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 24, 2021. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

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Vaccine-starved Namibia receives Sinopharm boost

19 Jul 2021

Funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment carry a casket during the burial of a Covid-19 victim, amid a nationwide coronavirus disease (Covid-19) lockdown, at the Olifantsvlei cemetery, south-west of Joburg, South Africa 6 January, 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

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Covid-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week, WHO says

16 Jul 2021

The research was conducted at the Zambia University Teaching Hospital morgue. Salim Dawood/AFP via Getty Images

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Latest data from Lusaka morgue analysis shows spike in Covid-19 deaths

Christopher J Gill 12 Jul 2021

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South Africa's vaccine quagmire, and what needs to be done now

Alex van den Heever, Imraan Valodia, Shabir A Madhi & Willem Venter 5 Jul 2021

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Africa has few vaccines: Here's what can still be done to minimise the impact of Covid-19

Deoraj Caussy 30 Jun 2021

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Global herd immunity remains out of reach because of inequitable vaccine distribution

Maria De Jesus 23 Jun 2021

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Covid-19 vaccine plant in Africa? This is what it would take to build one

23 Jun 2021

Deputy President David Mabuza

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Negotiations for Sputnik, Sinovac vaccines at advanced stage

17 Jun 2021

Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

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Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

Monica de Bolle 9 Jun 2021

In It Together: Cotton On partners with Unicef to help deliver 1 million Covid-19 vaccines to the world's most vulnerable

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In It Together: Cotton On partners with Unicef to help deliver 1 million Covid-19 vaccines to the world's most vulnerable

Issued by Cotton On Group 20 May 2021

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Vaccine rollout critical in allowing African countries to fully reopen, restore confidence in travel

17 May 2021

26 million vaccine doses mobilised through Global Citizen's Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite The World

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26 million vaccine doses mobilised through Global Citizen's Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite The World

Issued by OnPoint PR 11 May 2021

Over 100 countries back Trips waiver on Covid-19 vaccines

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Over 100 countries back Trips waiver on Covid-19 vaccines

7 May 2021

Watch Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World on 9 May 2021

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Watch Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World on 9 May 2021

Issued by OnPoint PR 7 May 2021

Covid-19 vaccination strategies have been affected by supply woes. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC

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Ghana's Covid-19 vaccine rollout is struggling to keep up with its great start

Godfred Boafo 29 Apr 2021

Global Citizen announces Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as campaign chairs of Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World

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Global Citizen announces Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as campaign chairs of Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World

Issued by OnPoint PR 28 Apr 2021

Hospital staff in Lagos, Nigeria, administer the AstraZeneca vaccine. AP Photo/Sunday Alamba

Healthcare

How to get Covid-19 vaccines to poor countries - and still keep patent benefits for drugmakers

Dalindyebo Shabalala 16 Apr 2021

Global Citizen urges wealthy nations to pledge 'dollars for doses' to vaccinate 6.5m African health workers

ESG & Sustainability

Global Citizen urges wealthy nations to pledge 'dollars for doses' to vaccinate 6.5m African health workers

Issued by OnPoint PR 14 Apr 2021

Post-pandemic travel: The trends we'll see when the world opens up again

Tourism & Travel

Post-pandemic travel: The trends we'll see when the world opens up again

Katerina Antoniou 13 Apr 2021

Phase 2 of vaccine rollout set for 17 May

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Phase 2 of vaccine rollout set for 17 May

9 Apr 2021

A healthcare worker administers an Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to her colleague at Mutuini Hospital in Nairobi. Kenya on March 3, 2021. Photo by Dennis Sigwe/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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Kenya's Covid-19 vaccine rollout has got off to a slow start: the gaps, and how to fix them

Catherine Kyobutungi 9 Apr 2021

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New Covid variants have changed the game, and vaccines will not be enough. We need global 'maximum suppression'

Salim Abdool Karim 6 Apr 2021

Solar energy is an invaluable resource in rural areas like this facility in Gambia. Gavi/2018/Guido Dingemans

Energy & Mining

Solar technologies can speed up vaccine rollout in Africa. Here's how

Cyrus Sinai & Rob Fetter 23 Mar 2021

Covid-19 vaccination is slower on the African continent than in high income countries. Shutterstock

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Interested in vaccine rollouts across Africa? Here's a map to guide you

Benjamin Kagina 18 Mar 2021

Dr Cyprian Ngong, a staff member of National Hospital, Abuja, receives Covid-19 vaccine. Adam Abu-basha/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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Nigeria at sixes and sevens on Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Solomon Bakarey 15 Mar 2021

Government expects to vaccinate 65% of population

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Government expects to vaccinate 65% of population

11 Mar 2021

Kenya’s health minister Mutahi Kagwe next to the country’s first batch of Covid-19 vaccines at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu

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The ins and outs of Kenya's Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan

Catherine Kyobutungi 8 Mar 2021

There’s much that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government has yet to explain to South Africans about the Covid-19 vaccine procurement. Getty Images

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What South Africans should know, but don't, about government's Covid-19 vaccine procurement

Geo Quinot 3 Mar 2021

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More than 67,000 health workers vaccinated so far

1 Mar 2021

Inequitable distribution and vaccine hesitancy are key challenges for Africa

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Inequitable distribution and vaccine hesitancy are key challenges for Africa

26 Feb 2021

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Healthcare workers to receive J&J jab

10 Feb 2021