Africa CDC urges countries to test and vaccine at scale
Even as Africa continues to report decreases in new COVID-19 cases, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged countries across the continent to scale up testing and vaccination to blunt the arrival of the fourth and fifth waves.Boys run past a mural by Senzart911, of children wearing facemasks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Soweto's Kliptown, South Africa, Oct 27."The decrease in new cases has stabilized to around 4 percent. We seem to have gon...
Africa CDC urges countries to test and vaccine at scale
Even as Africa continues to report decreases in new COVID-19 cases, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged countries across the continent to scale up testing and vaccination to blunt the arrival of the fourth and fifth waves.Boys run past a mural by Senzart911, of children wearing facemasks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Soweto's Kliptown, South Africa, Oct 27."The decrease in new cases has stabilized to around 4 percent. We seem to have gon...
Over 7,400 refugees receive COVID-19 jabs in Ethiopia: UNHCR
ADDIS ABABA - Some 7,425 refugees presently residing in Ethiopia have received COVID-19 jabs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said. The UN refugee agency said in its latest situation update issued on Wednesday that some 4,481 of the refugees were fully vaccinated, who meet the government's prioritization criteria. According to the latest figures from UNHCR, Ethiopia is the third-largest refugee-hosting country in Africa, sheltering 806,374 registered refugee...
Over 7,400 refugees receive COVID-19 jabs in Ethiopia: UNHCR
ADDIS ABABA - Some 7,425 refugees presently residing in Ethiopia have received COVID-19 jabs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said. The UN refugee agency said in its latest situation update issued on Wednesday that some 4,481 of the refugees were fully vaccinated, who meet the government's prioritization criteria. According to the latest figures from UNHCR, Ethiopia is the third-largest refugee-hosting country in Africa, sheltering 806,374 registered refugee...
