South Sudan runs out of COVID-19 vaccines
“Health authorities say country has exhausted its supply of AstraZeneca doses received under COVAX facility.”
News & Analysis: Vaccine access and delivery
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in low- and middle-income countries and recommendations to increase uptake
Analysis and Opinion International Growth Centre Report/Study by John Schellhase“Evidence from this sample of LMICs suggests that prioritizing vaccine distribution to the Global South should yield high returns in advancing global immunization coverage. Vaccination campaigns should focus on translating the high levels of stated acceptance into actual uptake.”
Ugandan economy suffers as second lockdown bites
Analysis and Opinion Uganda The East African Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Second lockdown is poised to throw the economy, especially small-scale further into uncertainty.”
Zimbabwe records 59 COVID-19 deaths
Latest Developments Zimbabwe The Herald Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Zimbabwe recorded 59 new COVID-19 deaths to bring the total deaths to 2,185 since the start of the pandemic.”
Uganda: Hackers target gov’t COVID-19 certificate control system
Latest Developments Uganda Daily Monitor Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“The government has attributed rising cases of fake COVID-19 test certificates to actions of fraudsters within labour export companies.”
A Pandemic of Vaccine and Technology Hoarding: Unmasking Global Inequality and Hypocrisy
Analysis and Opinion The Cairo Review of Global Affairs Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Intellectual property waivers are key to dismantling global vaccine apartheid and providing equitable vaccination to Africa and other continents. “
Morocco to Spearhead Vaccine Production in Africa
Latest Developments Morocco Morocco World News Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Morocco plans to launch its vaccine production capabilities soon, with the initial batch scheduled to be released in a few weeks.”
The G20 Must Act Now to Vaccinate the World
Analysis and Opinion Addis Fortune Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“The existing global effort to bring vaccine coverage to poor countries, known as the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) facility, has fallen disastrously short of what is needed.”
Senegal and Team Europe to build a manufacturing plant to produce COVID-19 vaccines
Latest Developments Senegal Sierra Leone Telegraph Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“President Macky Sall of Senegal, said yesterday that he welcome the support of Team Europe and other partners, including the United States and the World Bank Group, for their support in constructing a manufacturing plant in Senegal to produce vaccines against COVID-19 and other endemic diseases.”
Uganda to Vaccinate Half Its Population Before Reopening Economy
Latest Developments Uganda Bloomberg Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Uganda will spend 4 trillion shillings ($1.1 billion) to battle the coronavirus pandemic in a three-year plan that involves vaccinating 22 million people before fully reopening the economy.”
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