Sinopharm - The African Mirror

Mar

2021

Mozambique to receive extra 1.7 million vaccines

MOZAMBIQUE expects to receive 1.7 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines by May from various bilateral sources, its prime minister announced yesterday. Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Prime Minister of Mozambique having a portrait during Africa Investment Forum 2019 - National Hydrocarbon Company (ENH) Mozambique Signing on November 13, 2019, at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Mozambique kicked off its COVID-19 vaccination program on Monday after receiving a donation of 200,000 doses from the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) last month. The government aims to inoculate around 60,000 health workers in the country of about 30 million, nearly half of…

Mar

2021

By The African Mirror

Senegal receives its first COVAX vaccines

COVID-19

SENEGAL received 324,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine early yesterday as the COVAX global distribution scheme accelerates delivery of the shots to the world's poorest countries. The doses will add to the west African country's stock of 200,000 vaccines it bought from China's Sinopharm to launch the first phase of its inoculation campaign. Around 40,000 people, including President Macky Sall have received the Sinopharm vaccine since the start of the campaign last week. Senegal is eligible for around 1.3 million doses for free in the first wave of disbursement from the COVAX progamme, which is backed by the World…

Feb

2021

By The African Mirror

Zimbabwe to buy 1.2 million more vaccines

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ZIMBABWE will buy an additional 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China at a preferential price, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman yesterday after Beijing agreed to give more free doses to the southern African country. Zimbabwe began COVID-19 vaccinations last week after receiving a donation of 200,000 doses from the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm). The government initially aims to inoculate health workers, security forces and journalists, among others. Chinese Ambassador Guo Shaochun said in a statement that his country had decided to double its donation of vaccines to 400,000 as part of its "solidarity and action" with Zimbabwe. Mnangagwa's spokesman…

Feb

2021

By The African Mirror

Senegal begins vaccinating

COVID-19

DIADE BA and NGOUDA DIONE SENEGAL began its coronavirus vaccination campaign yesterday, with 200,000 doses that it purchased from China's Sinopharm, which it received last week. The first shots were given to government ministers and health workers at the health ministry in the capital, Dakar. The West African country is one of the first in the region to start vaccinating its population against COVID-19. It has so far recorded 33,242 cases and 832 deaths from the disease. "We are going to continue so that all the Senegalese who must be vaccinated can be," said Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr in…

Feb

2021

By The African Mirror

Senegal receives first delivery of vaccine

COVID-19

SENEGAL has taken delivery of its first COVID-19 vaccines, after paying for 200 000 doses from China's Sinopharm. Like other African countries that have struggled to procure vaccines, Senegal is still waiting for disbursements through African Union and World Health Organization-backed (WHO) programmes. In the meantime, some have turned to purchases or donations from China. Despite a relatively late start compared to Western producers, China is ramping up efforts to distribute its vaccines in Africa and elsewhere, some as direct aid. President Macky Sall will be at Dakar's airport for the arrival of the first doses from China in the…

Feb

2021

By The African Mirror

Zimbabwe receives 200 000 vaccines

COVID-19

ZIMBABWE's first coronavirus vaccines, 200 000 doses donated by China, have arrived in the capital Harare. A further 600 000 doses from China are set to arrive in early March, information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said last week. It is unclear how much the cash-strapped southern African nation will pay for the second batch of the vaccines from China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm). Zimbabwe's Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, head of the delegation receiving the vaccines that included the finance minister, said frontline health workers would be the first to be vaccinated. "This is a timely donation...our people have suffered from this…

Feb

2021

By The African Mirror

Egypt receives first vaccine

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EGYPT received its first 50,000-dose shipment of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine this week as part of its programme to vaccinate health workers, the cabinet said yesterday. The cabinet was confirming reports in the local media, which had reported that the consignment arrived on Sunday. State newspaper Al Ahram said Egypt had signed a contract for 20 million AstraZeneca shots from India, although the cabinet statement made no mention of the total order size. Egypt received its first shipment of vaccines developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) in December and began vaccinating frontline medical staff against COVID-19 on January 24…

Jan

2021

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Morocco gets half million doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine

COVID-19

MOROCCO has received half a million doses of China's Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine as it prepares to be the first African country to roll out a national immunisation campaign. The consignment is the second batch to arrive in Morocco after 2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by India's Serum Institute. The government has announced that it will first start vaccinating health, security, and teaching staff this week and has launched a website for other people to register for the vaccine. The country signed a deal with Sinopharm in August which involved conducting clinical trials in Morocco as well as announcing…

Jan

2021

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Egypt begins COVID-19 vaccination drive

COVID-19

EGYPT began vaccinating frontline medical staff against COVID-19, using the jab developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm). The vaccine will be provided free of charge first to all doctors and frontline workers treating coronavirus patients, then to other medical workers, senior citizens and people with chronic illnesses, Health Minister Hala Zayed said. "As soon as each citizen registers, they will take their turn. But you cannot set a timeframe for when this will be, and even the countries that have set a timeframe have not been able to fulfil it, not because they have a problem, but because of…

Jan

2021

By The African Mirror

Egypt to begin vaccinations today

COVID-19

EGYPT will begin coronavirus vaccinations on Sunday, beginning with medical staff, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said in recorded comments on Saturday. On Friday, Egypt recorded 748 new cases and 52 deaths. However, health officials say the real number is likely far higher because of the relatively low rate of coronavirus testing and the exclusion of private test results. Egypt received its first shipment of vaccines developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) in December. Egypt will get 40 million vials via the GAVI vaccine alliance for 20 million people, or 20% of the 100 million population, its health minister said last…