Month: April 2021 Posts

16,440 AstraZeneca vaccine doses expire in Malawi

Apr 15, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Health will destroy 16,440 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine which expired on April 13. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has confirmed, saying the ministry has already recalled the expired doses from health… ...

Mtambo calls on Malawians to get COVID-19 jab

Apr 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Civic Education and National Unity Timothy Mtambo has urged people in the country to get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab and ignore fake news about the vaccine. Speaking during COVID-19 daily briefing  in Lilongwe… ...

Game, City Mall, Chichiri Shopping Mall to have Covid-19 vaccination centres this weekend

Apr 10, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Health authorities in Lilongwe and Blantyre have established additional Covid-19 vaccination centres which are open this weekend and the authorities have urged Malawians to go and get vaccinated. In Lilongwe, vaccination sites open this weekend… ...

High turnout for vaccine in Mzuzu

Mar 24, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu City on Monday and Tuesday registered high turnout at Covid-19 vaccination centres in the city. Dr Frank Sinyiza of Mzuzu Central Hospital said Mzuzu Central hospital alone registered about 225 on Tuesday. The number… ...

Legislators to get Covid-19 vaccine next week

Mar 20, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Deputy Minister of Health Chrissie Kalamula Kanyasho says Parliamentarians will receive the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine next week. Kanyasho said the ministry will make sure that all Members of Parliament receive their first jab before Parliament… ...

12,000 people to receive AstraZeneca vaccine in Thyolo

Mar 20, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Thyolo District Hospital on Friday launched the district’s Covid-19 vaccination exercise which is targeting 12,000 people in the first phase. Speaking after the launch at the hospital the Acting Director of Health and Social Services… ...

Chakwera told to investigate AstraZeneca blood clotting reports

Mar 17, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

One of Malawi's faith groups, Freedom of Worship Association Movement, has urged Malawi President Dr Lazarus Chakwera to investigate reports that the AstraZeneca vaccine is associated with blood clotting complications. According to president of the… ...

Immigration officers get Covid vaccine in Blantyre

Mar 16, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Scores of Immigration Officers from Immigration Headquarters in Blantyre today received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. This is coming as the Government of Malawi has rolled-out the Covid-19 vaccination exercise in all districts of the country… ...

Chakwera’s hair intact – State House

Mar 15, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

State House has refuted reports that President Lazarus Chakwera has lost his hair since receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Director of Communications at State House Sean Kampondeni made the remarks today at Kamuzu Palace in… ...

Chakwera meets Muluzi at BCA

Mar 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera today met former President of Malawi, Dr Bakili Muluzi, at Muluzi’s BCA residence in Blantyre. It was the first meeting between the two following Chakwera’s win in the 2020 Presidential Elections. “I… ...

‘Do as I say’: Chakwera disregards Covid-19 guidelines

Mar 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera disregarded Covid-19 guidelines like social distancing when he received the vaccine for the Coronavirus disease. The president who got the first jab in Zomba today was crowded with several members of… ...

JB gets Covid-19 vaccine

Mar 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former President Joyce Banda and former First Gentleman Richard Banda today received the Covid-19 vaccine in Zomba. Banda who ruled Malawi for two years from 2012 to 2014 was the only former president of Malawi… ...

Denmark, Norway suspends Covid-19 vaccine over blood clotting scare

Mar 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Denmark and Norway has suspended AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, similar to what Malawi got, over fears that some patients were having blood clots after the jab but European authorities say there is no evidence linking the… ...

Chilima says Malawians shouldn’t listen to devil worshipers on Covid vaccine

Mar 11, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima has urged Malawians not to listen to devil worshipers who are preaching negative messages about the Covid-19 vaccine. Chilima said this in Mzuzu at Mzuzu Central Hospital where he was… ...

Malawi president Chakwera gets AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine

Mar 11, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera and First Lady Monica Chakwera have today received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine. The two got the jab at the Malawi Vaccine roll-out launch at Zomba Covid-19 Field Hospital in Zomba. Former President… ...