Headlines Morocco

Morocco’s vaccine progress, a model for Africa

Morocco is moving with steady steps towards achieving the goal of inoculating 80% of its population with regular arrivals of vaccine shipments, the latest of which is a batch of 500,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine. So far, Morocco has received 7 million doses- 1 million from Sinopharm and 6 million from AstraZeneca-becoming an African […]

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Morocco at the forefront of vaccinated population, Algeria lagging behind at the bottom

Less than three weeks after it launched its large-scale immunization campaign against COVID-19, Morocco has inoculated 1.4 million people in a campaign that is unfolding in the best conditions and witnessing a strong mobilization of citizens, while in Algeria the pseudo-vaccination campaign is taking place in total chaos.   According to the real-time vaccination counting […]

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Morocco to receive 4 million AstraZeneca doses soon, Indian media

Morocco is expected to receive 4 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine made by Serum institute in India, after Indian foreign ministry cleared 24 million doses for export, Hindustan Times reported. In addition to Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Mauritius, Philippines, Serbia, UAE and Qatar, will also receive AstraZeneca doses on a commercial basis, […]

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Covid-19: US congratulates Morocco’s King for launching vaccination campaign, “an achievement worthy of recognition”

The United States has congratulated King Mohammed VI for launching the nationwide vaccination campaign against the Covid-19 pandemic, saying it is the first major operation rolled out in the African continent. In a letter sent Monday to the Monarch, the US Chargé d’Affaires in Rabat David Greene extended his “warm congratulations” on the launch of […]

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Morocco vaccinates 200k, tops African countries by far

Morocco, the first African country to launch a national vaccine campaign, has so far given doses to 200,081 becoming so far the country with the most vaccinated people in the continent. Morocco rolled out the vaccine on Friday after receiving two million doses from AstraZeneca and 500,000 jabs from China’s Sinopharm. The vaccination campaign targeted […]

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COVID-19: 90,000 people have received vaccine shots in 72 hours in Morocco

Since the official launch of the national anti-covid-19 vaccination campaign in Morocco on Thursday, January 28, more than 90,000 people have received their first dose of vaccine. The figure, which remains preliminary for the moment, was announced by the Ministry of Health Saturday evening pending the availability of full figures. The head of the population […]

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COVID-19: King Mohammed VI launches vaccination campaign this Thursday

King Mohammed VI will give the effective start of the vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 in Morocco on Thursday, Jan. 28, the royal office announced in a statement on Wednesday evening.   Morocco secured a sufficient quantity to start the national vaccination campaign under optimal conditions, the statement said.   Morocco has so far received […]

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Morocco to start vaccination campaign next week

Morocco is ready to roll out AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines next week after it has received a first consignment of doses made in India. The country has also green-lighted China’s Sinopharm. This makes Morocco the first country in Africa to receive a significant vaccine batch amid global outcry for an equal sharing of the vaccines. Moroccan […]