Tanzania's new president, Samia Hassan, accepts that COVID-19 exists and has said she is looking to

South Korean officials announce that a million doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines would ar

China's vaccine diplomacy could deepen influence in strategic Indian Ocean region where it has been

EC head Ursula von der Leyen says discussions about waiving intellectual property rights won't produ

Crucial immunization campaigns against diseases such as measles, polio and yellow fever have been pu

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Researchers are testing new vaccine formulas targeting a COVID-19 variant that first appeared in Sou

Regional director says one billion Africans remain on the margins of efforts to end pandemic

The clinical trial is being funded by NIAID

South Africa lauds arrival of tens of millions of doses; announces alcohol ban over major holiday we

South Africa lauds arrival of tens of millions of doses; announces alcohol ban over major holiday we

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Pandemic will require vaccinating children too

132,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine arrived Thursday

Africa needs far greater access to reach its goal of vaccinating 60 percent of population by June 20

South Africa, India have led an effort at World Trade Organization to waive drug companies' exclusiv

North Korea will receive nearly two-million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine through the World Health O

The seizure and arrests in South Africa led to the identification of a network selling counterfeit C

It was just a prick' South African president says, as Africa's largest coronavirus vaccination driv

Microsoft had already accused Pyongyang of similar hacking attempt last November

World Health Organization said UN-led COVAX initiative aims to start shipping about 90 million doses

South Africa opts to use unapproved one-shot vaccine against covid-19 as it begins vaccination progr

Researchers to inoculate more than 800 volunteers with vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Ast

South Africa set to begin national COVID-19 vaccination program ///

International Monetary Fund forecasts the world economy will grow 5.5% this year

Cyril Rampahosa says the world needs to work together   

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus say studies show that not delivering equitable access to

News comes as world is on verge of reaching 100 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease cau

Restriction will apply to non-US travelers from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 other Eur

President Bolsonaro promises to secure enough vaccine to immunize citizens as health officials say n

Dr. Emmanuel Taban wants to educate and inspire the children of his homeland

Testing center set up after new strain found in 30 schoolchildren

CDC says only one-fifth of the country's 29.4 million doses have been delivered

South African scientists say new variant of COVID-19 virus is causing resurgence of cases

Funding shortfall could stop COVAX effort to bring vaccines to poorest nations 

Ursula Von der Leyen says first vaccines to be authorized next week so that shots can be administere

Limited manufacturing capacity and wealthy-country preorders mean many may not see a vaccine until 2

Few Asian countries expect to receive significant amounts of the vaccines initially

President Rouhani said authorities are nevertheless doing what they can to buy vaccines from abroad,

A spike in US infections has pushed hospitalizations to record levels/

The period of mourning began Wednesday on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence agai

Director-General Tedros says same commitment to creating vaccines should go into equitably distribut

Agency regional director says continent reached two million cases after one-month surges in 19 natio

Melbourne's 5 million citizens will be allowed to leave their homes and visit restaurant and bars be

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Dozens of wealthy nations join COVID-19 vaccine allocation plan, which aims to provide equitable acc

Memo says health care professionals, long-term care facility employees and other essential workers,

US also says it will not participate in a global initiative to develop, manufacture and equally dist

Experimental vaccines must pass tests that are more stringent than those in other trials because the

Many experts express skepticism about Russian vaccine after government declared its intention to giv

Government says vaccines must still meet safety, quality standards

Second phase of human trials for COVID-19 vaccine underway in South Africa///

Vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer to be administered to 30,000 volunteers

Vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer to be administered to 30,000 volunteers

Brazil set to begin testing experimental coronavirus drug on volunteers Tuesday///

Spokesman for International Organization for Migration says agreement worked out between two countri

Health care providers plagued by lack of staff, equipment

New patients with the virus are now being admitted into ordinary wards as the COVID-19 ones are full

South Sudan economic analyst welcomes the central bank's move to lower interest rates but says it wo

South Africa takes part in Africa's first human trial for coronavirus vaccine/