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Some members of the Rasta community in Ghana have supported the doctors who have petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to halt the vaccine rollout. In the view of the Rastafarians, the vaccines are having dire effect on people hence, the need to halt the vaccination. A member of the community, Empress …

  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said Ghana has taken the lead among African countries to ensure that coronavirus vaccines are produced locally. Mr Akufo-Addo said African countries could no longer rely on other countries around the globe for vaccines to inoculate the people. His comments came on the …

IMAGE SOURCE,AFPimage captionSouth Africa’s recent matches have been played in empty stadiums South African football fans who are vaccinated can get free entry to watch the national team play Ethiopia in a World Cup qualifier next month, the country’s football association says. Its head Danny Jordaan said the deal would …

  • Three Ghanaian-owned companies have offered to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines locally • The companies are Danadams, Ernest Chemists, and Kinapharma • Ghana is expected to start production of the vaccines by next year With the continuous rise of COVID-19 and the limited number of vaccinations produced worldwide, Ghana is expected to soon have …

Presidential Advisor on Health Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has pointed out that Ghana is well placed to start the local manufacturing of Coronavirus vaccines on the continent to reduce the high demand of vaccines from other countries. He said when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out and the vaccine production started, it …

The School of Public Health of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in collaboration with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), has manufactured typhoid vaccines to combat typhoid disease in the country. The university has since commenced the trial of the manufactured vaccine at Agogo in the Asante …

  As African countries continue the fight against Covid-19, there is a need for governments to collaborate in the strengthening of capacities for the continent to start manufacturing its own vaccines. The plan can be achieved only if existing trade barriers are removed. Various experts who took part in discussions …

The national health department on Sunday said the sale of the million AstraZeneca vaccine doses to the AU has been concluded. The vaccine — procured by SA earlier this year — was found to have limited efficacy against mild and moderate disease caused by the Covid-19 variant dominant in the …