First COVAX deliveries and campaigns begin
Date:
09/03/2021
On 24 February Ghana became the first country to receive vaccines shipped and delivered by COVAX. Vaccination campaigns began the following week. Despite the odds, we’ve proved that a multilateral, global solution to a pandemic is possible.
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10 days, 20 countries, more than 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: COVAX rollout is here!
Date:
08/03/2021
#COVAX has delivered over 20M #COVID19 vaccine doses to 20 countries. In the next week, it will deliver 14.4M doses to a further 31 countries. This is encouraging progress, but the volume of doses being distributed through COVAX is still relatively small.
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Safety of COVID-19 vaccines: what we need to know
Date:
19/02/2021
As the world rolls out COVID-19 vaccines, many people are asking what to expect – in particular, are these vaccines safe? The answer is yes, but here’s a bit more information you may find useful.
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Follow the journey of a vaccine
Date:
04/02/2021
From clinic trials and emergency use listing to production, transportation, storage and final administration by local health workers – follow the journey of a vaccine.
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Here is how Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine should be used
Date:
03/02/2021
The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is the first vaccine to receive WHO validation for emergency use. Here is how it should be used.
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The road to a COVID-19 vaccine
Date:
01/02/2021
Developing a vaccine is a long road full of checkpoints. Each phase designed to make sure it is both effective and safe. But with the whole world struggling to contain a pandemic, and unprecedented amounts of funding available, the road to finding the COVID-19 vaccine looks more like this.
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Will COVID-19 vaccines work against new virus variants?
Date:
20/01/2021
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Is it OK to mix and match COVID-19 vaccines between the first dose and the second one?
Date:
20/01/2021
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Should people with underlying conditions be vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccines?
Date:
20/01/2021
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How do mRNA COVID-19 vaccines work?
Date:
20/01/2021
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