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Around 62 million doses were administered across the continent in February up from 54 million in January.

Mass vaccination campaigns in 10 priority countries to reach 100 million people by the end of April 2022

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia to establish mRNA vaccine production

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia to establish mRNA vaccine production

It will ensure Africa has the production capacity essential for equitable vaccine rollout

WHO says there is an urgent need to improve waste management systems

Newly reported cases fell by 20% in the week to 16 January, while deaths dropped by 8%.

COVAX is working with governments, manufacturers and partners to ensure that when countries receive vaccines they can get them to people quickly.

So far 30 African countries have detected the Omicron variant.

—Benedict Okey Oramah, President of Afreximbank and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund.

—Benedict Okey Oramah, President of Afreximbank and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund.

The first time Africa has undertaken a continent-wide procurement of this magnitude, the vaccines are sufficient to immunise a third of the African people.