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South African medical schemes to fund COVID-19 vaccines for 30% of adults

South African medical schemes to fund COVID-19 vaccines for 30% of adults

ALEXANDER WINNING MILLIONS of South Africans will have their COVID-19 vaccinations subsidised by medical schemes that pool health insurance premiums through an agreement with the government, a top medical scheme administrator said. Under the arrangement, medical schemes will pay above cost for doses for their members - roughly 7 million adults over the age of 15 - subsidising procurement for another 7 million adults who are without private medical cover, Ryan Noach, chief executive of the country's largest medical scheme administrator, Discovery Health, said. In all, vaccines for around 30% of the country's adult population would be financed by the…
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World risks ‘moral catastrophe’ if COVID shots delayed in Africa, its CDC chief says

World risks ‘moral catastrophe’ if COVID shots delayed in Africa, its CDC chief says

THE world risks a "moral catastrophe" if COVID-19 vaccinations are delayed in Africa while wealthier regions inoculate their entire populations, the head of the continent's disease control body has said. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hopes significant vaccination campaigns on the continent will begin in April, its head, John Nkengasong, told reporters. "That's a long way to go given that this virus transmits very quickly," he said, adding that in Africa, "the second wave is here with a vengeance". Cases of the new coronavirus increased by nearly 19% since last week and deaths increased by 26%,…
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Putin orders Russia to begin mass COVID-19 vaccinations

Putin orders Russia to begin mass COVID-19 vaccinations

PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian authorities to begin mass voluntary vaccinations against COVID-19 next week as Russia recorded 589 new daily deaths from the coronavirus. Russia will have produced 2 million vaccine doses within the next few days, Putin said. Russia said last month that its Sputnik V jab was 92% effective at protecting people from COVID-19 according to interim results. "Let's agree on this - you will not report to me next week, but you will start mass vaccination... let's get to work already," Putin told Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova. Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova Golikova said…
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