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Apr
12
2021
By The African Mirror
Cameroon receives 200 000 doses

Cameroon receives 200 000 doses

COVID-19
CAMEROON took delivery yesterday of 200 000 doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, the first vaccines to arrive in the country, which will enable it to inoculate frontline workers as it battles rising cases of coronavirus, the health ministry said. The Central African nation has been hit hard by a second wave of the pandemic. The health ministry has so far reported over 61,700 cases with 919 deaths since the outbreak. Reuters data shows that daily average numbers of coronavirus-related deaths reported in Cameroon has reached a new high of more than 53. The health ministry said in a statement…
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Feb
13
2021
By The African Mirror
Senegal purchases 200 000 vaccines

Senegal purchases 200 000 vaccines

COVID-19
DIADIE BA SENEGAL has paid a little over 2 billion CFA francs ($3.72 million) - or nearly $19 per shot - for 200,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm, a finance ministry spokesman told Reuters yesterday. African nations are struggling to source vaccines in the face of a global scramble for doses. Coverage secured through African Union (AU) and World Health Organization-backed (WHO) schemes so far falls short of the continent's needs. Senegal said in January it was in talks to buy the Chinese vaccine. Finance ministry spokesman Balle Preira confirmed the cost of the shots, which…
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Jan
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Senegal in talks to buy vaccine from China

Senegal in talks to buy vaccine from China

COVID-19
SENEGAL is in talks to buy at least 200,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm, Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr has announced. Senegal this month said it would buy extra vaccines to complement those it will get through the World Health Organization-backed COVAX scheme, which aims to deliver 1.3 billion doses this year to 92 low- and middle-income nations. A deal with Sinopharm could help Senegal start vaccinations before COVAX kicks in, a small boost for a country where cases this month have surged to record highs and intensive care beds are full. But it would cover…
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