France has donated 184,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine to Senegal through the COVAX vaccine-sharing facility, the programme’s sponsors said in a statement on Thursday. This is the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines Senegal has received through the global scheme, after an initial 324,000 AstraZeneca doses arrived in March.[Read More…]
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President Barrow Urges Gambians To Get Vaccinated
President Adama Barrow has encouraged all Gambians to be cooperative and supportive of the ongoing vaccination campaign to help combat the coronavirus pandemic in The Gambia. Mr Barrow made the remarks after receiving his second dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at the State House on Wednesday. President Barrow stressed[Read More…]
Coronavirus: Gambia’s Death Toll Rises To 77 As 172 New Cases Registered
The number of people to have died with coronavirus in the Gambia has risen by 14. The government said 77 people have now died in the country after testing positive for coronavirus between March and 17th August. The government also said there had been a further 172 lab-confirmed cases. Overall,[Read More…]