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New Zealand to scrap some Covid vaccine mandates
The country has had some of the world's toughest restrictions but these had led to angry protests.
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New Zealand to scrap some Covid vaccine mandates
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New Zealand to scrap some Covid vaccine mandates
The country has had some of the world's toughest restrictions but these had led to angry protests.
Should India be bracing for a fourth Covid wave?
The good news is that daily new cases have fallen to their lowest in nearly two years.
Omicron vs Zero-Covid: How long can China hold on?
China's worst outbreak in two years has got some questioning how long it can hang on to its strategy.
Covid vaccines: How fast is worldwide progress?
Charts and maps tracking the progress of Covid vaccination programmes.
Covid trapped me at home for more than seven months
But a vaccine - the first time one has been used to treat Covid - set Ian Lester free.
Is the world ready for a great reopening?
We asked our journalists around the world to give us a snapshot of life two years into the pandemic.
Covid travel restrictions have ended in the UK
Passenger locator forms and tests for unvaccinated arrivals are no longer required.
Should India be bracing for a fourth Covid wave?
The good news is that daily new cases have fallen to their lowest in nearly two years.
Omicron vs Zero-Covid: How long can China hold on?
China's worst outbreak in two years has got some questioning how long it can hang on to its strategy.
Covid vaccines: How fast is worldwide progress?
Charts and maps tracking the progress of Covid vaccination programmes.
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Donated Covid vaccines expire in Kenya
Nearly 840,000 coronavirus vaccines have expired in Kenya before they could be administered, the country’s Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe has said.
The AstraZeneca jabs were part of 2.2 million doses donated to the country through the global Covax scheme in January - with an expiry date of 28 February.
The minister said there had been two major drives to use them in time - and vaccine rates had risen - but a preliminary survey showed they had not all be used.
"Any expired dose represents a missed opportunity to save a life," Mr Kagwe said.
In future, the country would only accept vaccine donations with a shelf-life of at least four months, he said.
Complacency and hesitancy - in particular over AstraZeneca - were also problems that needed to be tackled, the minister said.
“We continue to witness vaccine hesitancy attributed to rumours and misinformation especially around fertility concerns. These rumours do not have any scientific evidence and are therefore baseless and must be ignored.”
The take-up of second doses was also declining with only 30% of those eligible coming forward, he warned.
Nearly eight million adults in the East Africa nation, which has a population of 48.5 million, are fully vaccinated.
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