2020-12-15 14:05:09 GMT2020-12-15 22:05:09(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
DAKAR, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) Dr. Mamadou Ndiaye, the director of Prevention of Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action, announced on Tuesday that the first doses of anti-COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Senegal from March 2021.
During an interview with radio Sud FM, Dr. Ndiaye said that members of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, including Senegal, would have these first doses after approval by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dr. Ndiaye explained that Gavi members were guaranteed to have their first doses by the end of the first quarter of 2021 through a partnership with WHO, UNICEF, World Bank and the European Union.
GSK withdraws HIBERIX in Vietnam due to low demand 16:41 | 15/12/2020
HIBERIX produced by GlaxoSmithKline
A representative of GSK Vietnam told
VIR that this is the vaccine for prevention of diseases caused by Haemophilus Influenzae type b bacteria for children, which have been already part of the current 5-in-1 vaccine provided to eligible children in the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) of the government for many years and there were other alternative vaccines available in Vietnam to serve medical needs.
âGSK has filed the application to discontinue this vaccine in Vietnam and got approval from the Drug Administration of Vietnam for discontinuation in November 2020,â she added.
Centre has not taken provinces into confidence on coronavirus vaccine issue: Sindh health minister
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Friday Dec 11, 2020
Sindh Health Minister Dr. Azra Pechuho said that the vaccine should be available to those who could not afford it, who have comorbidities, and who are the front-line fighters against the contagious disease.
KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho on Friday lamented that the federal government has not taken provinces into confidence regarding the coronavirus vaccination timeline.
Pechuho said she found out about the federal government’s stance on vaccine through media reports.
The PPP minister said it was difficult to say when the vaccine will be available for the public, adding that there has been no contact with vaccine manufacturers.
Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho on Thursday sought the World Health Organisation’s support for procurement and provision of the best-available Covid-19 vaccine to the underprivileged.
December 10, 2020 Alfred Chauwa – Nyasa Times 2 Comments
Malawi Health Equity Network (MEHN) is working with mother care groups in various districts in Malawi to encourage women to send their children for immunization and also to clear the misconceptions and myths in rural areas that immunization is evil.
Members of the mother care groups in Mchinji
The initiative follows countrywide concerns of such myths and misconceptions in most villages and MEHN also corroborates with traditional leaders to encourage people such as those that belong to the Zion Church to go for their children’s vaccine to save lives.
Most Zionists discourage their faithful as per their doctrines never to seek medical attention when they fall ill but just religiously pray and fast. They also believe that immunization is evil.