SOUTH AFRICA: IF YOU’RE IN YOUR 50S, REGISTER FOR YOUR COVID-19 JAB

Thu 01 June 2021: Cabinet has encouraged those in their 50s to register for the COVID-19 vaccination on the Electronic Vaccination Data System (EVDS) from today, to receive their shot from 15 July. People in this age group are urged to register using the https://vaccine.enroll.health.gov.za or WhatsApp 0600 123456. Meanwhile, Cabinet has confirmed that police officers will be […]

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WORLD BANK BOOSTS VACCINE FUNDING FOR DEVELOPING NATIONS

Thu 01 June 2021: The World Bank announced it has increased its vaccine fund for developing countries to $20 billion. In addition, the bank’s private financing arm secured a $710 million package for a South African vaccine manufacturer to ramp up production, the institution announced. “Together the actions announced today on vaccine production, deployment and […]

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MORE THAN THREE BILLION DOSES OF COVID VACCINE ADMINISTERED WORLDWIDE

Thu 01 June 2021: Over 3.04 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have so far been administered worldwide, figures compiled by Our World in Data, a tracking website affiliated with Oxford University, showed on Wednesday. China leads the global count with more than 1.23 billion jabs, followed by the India with 327.42 million. The US has […]

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UAE AND ISRAEL AGREES TO OPEN DOORS TO QUARANTINE-FREE TRAVEL FOR VACCINATED PEOPLE

Thu 01 July 2021: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his UAE counterpart, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at a meeting in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday have agreed to cooperate to allow fully vaccinated people to travel between the two countries without being quarantined, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The parties decided […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS TO ADMINISTER COVID-19 JABS

Wed 30 June 2021: The Department of Higher Education and Training has made available its Post School Education and Training institutions to be part of the comprehensive health facilities to administer COVID-19 inoculations. Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, said the institutions of higher learning, including universities and colleges are geographically located in […]

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ISRAEL TO DESTROY 800,000 CORONAVIRUS VACCINES IF NO BUYERS

Tue 29 June 2021: Israel will destroy 800,000 COVID-19 vaccines that are nearing their expiration date if no country agrees to purchase them, Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) Monday. Although KAN did not specify on Monday which company the vaccines belonged to, Tel Aviv had previously purchased Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines. On […]

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AFRICAN UNION SEEKS COVISHIELD APPROVAL FOR EU COVID-19 CERTIFICATE

Tue 29 June 2021: The African Union has criticized an EU decision not to include Covishield, a version of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine used by the global COVAX facility, on a list of approved vaccines for a digital certificate meant to ease travel in the bloc. Covishield is produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII) […]

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