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Nearly 200,000 people have received COVID-19 vaccinations in Rwanda

A healthcare worker receives her COVID-19 vaccine jab as part of Rwanda's vaccination drive. /Photo courtesy: Ministry of Health – Rwanda. Three days after rolling out mass COVID-19 vaccinatio

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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 3.96 mln: Africa CDC

A health worker receives COVID-19 vaccine in Charlottle Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 2, 2021. (Xinhua/Matthew Martin Brink) The number of confirmed COVID-19 ca

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China has 7 COVID-19 vaccines in phase-III clinical trials

China has another seven vaccines for COVID-19 currently undergoing phase-III clinical trials, Wang Zhigang, minister of science and technology, said in an interview at

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Turkmenistan receives Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines

A batch of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Turkmenistan on Saturday morning.Chinese Ambassador Qian Naicheng and officials from Turkmenistan were at the airport in Turkmenabat to welcome th

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Third batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Serbia

The third batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Serbia on Friday. Receiving the shipment at the Nikola Tesla Int'l Airport, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic expressed his appreciation to Ch

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Guinea launches COVID-19 vaccination rollout with Chinese vaccines

TheRepublicof Guinea began its COVID-19 vaccination rollout on Friday local time in capital Conakry, two days after a batch of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the country.Minister of Healt

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China’s CoronaVac vaccines arrive in Brazil

03:01 Brazil, like many other countries in the world, is struggling to get the supply of vaccines needed to inoculate its population against COVID-19. And as the countr

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China calls for strengthen solidarity against pandemic

China called on the international community to strengthen solidarity in fighting against COVID-19 pandemic, especially the cooperation between China and the U.S., Chine

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UK and 4 nations to fast-track modified COVID-19 vaccines

Regulators in the U.K. and four other countries plan to fast-track the development of modified COVID-19 vaccines to ensure that drugmakers are able to move swiftly in t

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237 mln dozes of COVID-19 vaccines to be allocated by end May: WHO

237 million dozes of COVID-19 vaccines will be allocated to 142 countries by end May through the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX facility, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom said on Thurs

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WHO chief calls for further research on treatment options for COVID-19

The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. /Photo by James Chau. The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom on Wednesday called for fur

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China prioritizes 'safety, effectiveness' of vaccine: Spokesperson

Since COVID-19 struck, China has made vaccine research and development one of its major tasks, said Guo Weimin, spokesperson for the fourth session of the 13th National

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Biden: U.S. to have enough COVID-19 vaccines for every adult by May

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the United States was on track to have enough vaccines for every adult in the country by the end of May.Biden announced that Merck Co Inc. will help make riva

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South Africa's vaccination campaign to get $33 mln boost

The Solidarity Fund, set up to mobilize money to help South Africa fight the COVID-19 pandemic, plans to spend 500 million rand ($33 million) to boost the country's vaccine-rollout program. /VCG

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Sierra Leonean president receives China-donated COVID-19 vaccines

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio on Monday received a batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China on Thursday.Expressing appreciation to the Chinese government, Bio said China is the first c

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China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Iraq

A total of 50,000 doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government arrived in Iraq on Tuesday.The Iraqi health ministry said the vaccines will be given to people in all provin

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Philippines starts COVID-19 vaccination

Philippines on Monday started its COVID-19 vaccination roll-out, with the first shot going to Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi, using China's Sinovac vaccine.The vaccine