Dr. John Nkengasong, head of the African Union Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa), said on Tuesday in Rabat that the vaccine’s manufacturing and usage in Morocco will “definitely” aid in the battle against the epidemic in Africa.

‘‘I’ve learnt that Morocco will begin producing vaccinations in a few months.’’ After meeting with Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, he informed the press that this will “definitely help battle Covid-19 in the Kingdom, but also at the continental level.”

Mr. Nkengasong also appreciated the scale of Morocco’s vaccination effort, which has now vaccinated more than 45 percent of the population, making it the first African country to achieve coverage equal to that observed in European countries.

He also voiced CDC Africa’s “support” for all of the Kingdom’s local and continental efforts to battle Covid-19, highlighting Morocco’s gifts to approximately 20 African countries last year to aid in the pandemic’s fight.

The Director of CDC Africa stated that the purpose of his visit to Morocco is to explore methods for African countries to benefit from Moroccan expertise in this sectors.

CDC Africa is an African Union specialized technical organization designed to support Member States’ public health programs and enhance their public health institutions’ capacity to identify, prevent, control, and respond to disease threats swiftly and efficiently.

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As of July 08, 2021, Africa had received 4.08% doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine per 100 people according to “Our World in Data “. The continent’s vaccination rate was significantly lower than the global average, which was 43.03 vaccines per 100 people on the same date. Vaccination in Africa was also marked by a significant disparity between countries. While Seychelles vaccinated 69.8% of population, the rate in Ghana was at a total of 1.3% of vaccinated citizens.

According to the “World Health Organization “51 countries in Africa have received vaccine doses. As per “Our World in Data “research website, Morocco had administered over 19.5 million coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination doses. A total of 28.3% of population in Morocco got at least one dose of and a total of 25.3% of population are fully vaccinated. The country started the immunization campaign in January, after the approval of the British AstraZeneca and Chinese Sinopharm vaccines for emergency use.

So far, the number of vaccines distributed in Morocco has comprised some 40 percent of the vaccines sent to Africa. South Africa, which accumulated the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the continent, carried out more than four million immunizations.

In February 2021, Africa began receiving vaccine supplies through the WHO-backed Covax facility which aims to provide two billion doses by the end of the year. Some African countries bought extra doses, while others received bilateral donations. More than five million people in Africa have been infected with the coronavirus since the outbreak began.

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As part of the National vaccination campaign against COVID-19, Morocco’s Ministry of Health announces on a press release today that it has decided to further expand the list of beneficiaries range in age between 35 to 39 years old.

According to the press release, It also calls upon residents over 40 years of age who have not yet received vaccines to go to vaccination centers to take their doses.

The Ministry of Health also encourages all target groups to continue participating in this major national operation in order to reach herd immunity to Corona Virus by sending a short text message to the toll-free number 1717 or through the www.liqahcorona.ma portal to find out the date and location of vaccination.

On the other hand, the Ministry of Health stresses the need to continue to respect preventive measures before, during and after the COVID-19 vaccination; to contribute to efforts to control the spread of the virus in our country.

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A new shipment of the anti Covid-19 vaccine arrived at Mohammed V International Airport, today morning, May 10^th.

According to reliable sources, the new shipment amounts to 580,000 doses of the “Sinopharm” vaccine, in addition to the previous quantities obtained by Morocco. An additional shipment is expected to arrive at Mohammed V airport today afternoon.

Two “Dreamliner” aircrafts belonging to Royal Air Maroc took off to the Chinese capital, Beijing, and will carry to Morocco a shipment containing two million doses of the “Sinopharm” vaccine, which is expected to arrive in Morocco this week.

On the other hand, Morocco is expected to receive a new batch of the “AstraZeneca” vaccine, consisting of 657,000 doses, registered under the World Health Organization’s Covax program.

These two shipments of AstraZeneca and Sinopharm vaccines come within the framework the Ministry’s plan to expand the target group for the national vaccination campaign, as it will include, starting from Saturday 8^th May 2021, people aged 50 to 55.

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