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Africa: Third wave hits continent as Covid vaccine imports dry up

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2021-06-08 11:53

Third wave sweeps across Africa as Covid vaccine imports dry up WHO says continent urgently needs more jabs as eight countries report rise of 30% in cases in a week the Guardian

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Africa Faces Third Wave as Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout Sputters

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2021-06-04 11:04

A sudden, sharp rise in coronavirus cases in many parts of Africa could amount to a continental third wave, the World Health Organization warned on Thursday, a portent of deeper trouble for a continent whose immunization drives have been crippled by shortfalls in funding and vaccine doses.

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Some countries, especially in Africa, still have no COVID-19 vaccines

Submitted by mike kraft on Sun, 2021-05-09 12:29

Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — At the small hospital where Dr. Oumaima Djarma works in Chad's capital, there are no debates over which coronavirus vaccine is the best. There are simply no vaccines at all... AP NEWS

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — At the small hospital where Dr. Oumaima Djarma works in Chad’s capital, there are no debates over which coronavirus vaccine is the best.

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Africa: coronavirus vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2021-04-28 16:49

In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Some Africans are hesitating to get COVID-19 vaccines amid concerns about their safety, alarming public health officials as some countries start to destroy thousands of doses that expired before use. Malawi and South Sudan in recent days have said they will destroy some of their doses, a concerning development on a continent where health officials have been outspoken about the need for vaccine equity as the world's rich nations hold the bulk of shots.

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Current Ebola outbreak is shockingly traced traced to survivor of West Africa crisis 5 years ago

Submitted by mike kraft on Sat, 2021-03-13 18:34

Stunning analysis traces new Ebola outbreak to survivor of W. Africa crisis The analysis suggests that a survivor of the historic Ebola outbreak continued shedding the virus at least five years after being infected. Helen Branswell STAT

A survivor of the massive 2014-2016 West African Ebola outbreak almost certainly triggered an outbreak currently underway in Guinea, according to a new genetic analysis, news that has landed like a bombshell in the community of researchers who study the dangerous virus.

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Global Covid-19 recovery hampered by slow pace of vaccine deliveries to Africa

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2021-03-09 10:03

Slow pace of vaccine delivery risks global COVID-19 recovery Jumbo jets carrying pallets of coronavirus vaccines touched down last week in Rwanda, Sudan, Kenya, the Gambia, the Philippines and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where pilots posed for happy, masked photographs with health ministers a Reid Wilson TheHill

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EBOLA: White House orders screening of airline passagers from affected African countries.

Submitted by mike kraft on Sat, 2021-02-27 13:55

White House orders enhanced airport screenings for Ebola The Biden administration is moving forward with plans to screen airline passengers from two African countries arriving in the U.S. for Ebola, which will involve sending them to one of about a half dozen designated airports, Yahoo News has learned. YahooNews

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New Ebola outbreaks in Africa need swift action to avoid ‘catastrophic consequences’ -- the White House

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2021-02-16 17:46

White House says Ebola outbreaks in Africa need swift action to avoid 'catastrophic consequences' The reemergence of Ebola in Guinea and the DRC has global health specialists particularly concerned. Will Feuer CNBC

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OPINION: Until Africans get the Covid vaccinations they need, the whole world will suffer

Submitted by mike kraft on Sun, 2021-02-07 22:08

Until Africans get the Covid vaccinations they need, the whole world will suffer | Paul Kagame We’re not asking for charity, but fairness – instead of hoarding and protectionism, says Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda the Guardian

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Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines

Submitted by mike kraft on Sat, 2021-02-06 13:32

Mutated virus may reinfect people already stricken once with covid-19, sparking debate and concerns The finding, though far from conclusive, has potential implications for how the pandemic will be brought under control, underscoring the critical role of vaccination. Carolyn Y. Johnson, William Wan Washington Post

ALSO SEE: Western countries have 'hoarded' Covid vaccines. Africa is being left behind as cases surge

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