Month: September 2021 Posts

Govt’s silence on ‘no vaccine, no work policy’ irks CDEDI

Sep 10, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has expressed concern over Government’s silence on the ‘no vaccine, no work’ policy which companies in Malawi have instituted. CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa has made… ...

Sunbird says employees must get vaccinated

Sep 01, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Sunbird Hotels and Resorts has told its employees that they must get vaccinated by September 18 in order to be allowed to access the workplace. The company’s Chief Human and Capital Development Officer Edward Chunga… ...

MEC extends mandatory vaccination requirement to temporary staff

Aug 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says temporary staff including presiding officers and drivers will be required to present evidence of Covid-19 vaccination before they are hired. The commission has said this in a statement dated 11… ...

Malawi runs out of Covid-19 vaccine, again!

Jul 31, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A week after Malawi received Covid-19 vaccine donated by the French Government, vaccination centres across the country have again run out of vaccine. In Lilongwe, Director of Health and Social Services Alinafe Mbewe Tambala has… ...

Malawi pauses vaccination exercise

Jun 28, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi has paused its vaccination program as COVID-19 vaccine doses that the country received have been exhausted. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has confirmed saying the program will resume after another consignment of the… ...

Crisis: Malawi runs out of Covid vaccine

Jun 18, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vaccination Centres across Malawi have run out of Covid-19 vaccine and the Ministry of Health says the crisis is due to a delay in the arrival of a consignment of the vaccine. Currently, there is… ...

Covid-19: Malawi records 62 new cases

Jun 16, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi has recorded 62 new Covid-19 cases, 20 new recoveries and one new death. Of the new cases, 49 are locally transmitted: 17 from Blantyre, 14 from Lilongwe, five from Dowa, three from Karonga, two… ...

UK to donate 100 million excess Covid-19 vaccine doses

Jun 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the United Kingdom will donate 100 million surplus coronavirus vaccine doses to the world’s poorest countries within the next year. The pledge comes ahead of the G7 Summit, which begins… ...

Chakwera says no to expired vaccines: Malawi is not a dumping ground

May 07, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has maintained that Malawi will not use expired Covid-19 vaccines on the population, saying Malawi is not a dumping ground. The Malawi leader made the remarks in an interview with CNN on… ...

Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for Sunbird Hotels employees

May 06, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Sunbird Hotels and Resorts has told employees that they must get vaccinated, saying unvaccinated employees will not be allowed to go to work. This is according to a May 5 memo which the company has… ...

Elderly persons shun Covid-19 vaccine in Mzuzu

Apr 03, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Only one person out of the 34-member Thula Older Persons Association in Mzuzu has received Covid-19 vaccine, with those shunning the jab blaming lack of information to debunk myths and misconceptions. It has been revealed… ...

Soldier dies after getting AstraZeneca jab in Ukraine

Mar 25, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A soldier in Ukraine has died after receiving AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. The Army in Ukraine on Tuesday night announced the death of the servicewoman who had received CoviShield vaccine, the Indian version of the AstraZeneca… ...

Malawians of Asian origin want special treatment on Covid-19 vaccine

Mar 21, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawians of Asian origin made an arrangement for an exclusive Covid-19 vaccination programme at a clinic in Blantyre. Whistleblower Idris Ali Nassah revealed the arrangement on Facebook today saying the vaccination exercise was expected to… ...

Malawi to roll out AstraZeneca vaccine: ‘We have received advice from WHO’

Feb 17, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Health says preparations are at an advanced stage for the rollout of AstraZeneca Vaccine in March this year. This is according to a statement released by the Ministry of Health dated February… ...

Malawi opposition party questions safety of Covid-19 vaccine

Jan 15, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has threatened to drag government to court over Covid-19 vaccine, claiming without evidence that the safety of the vaccine is suspect. This is contained in a statement which the party… ...