Launched on January 28 by King Mohammed VI , the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign is going well. Health Minister Khaled Aït Taleb has announced that nearly 308,308 people have already been vaccinated, and citizens continue to flock to vaccination centers.
Spain has just launched a vaccine delivery program to poor and middle-income countries. Morocco, which started its national vaccination campaign a few days ago, could benefit from some vaccine doses.
The Russian Sputnik V vaccine protects 91.6% against symptomatic forms of Covid-19. This is at least what the results published on Tuesday, February 2, in the medical journal "The Lancet" and validated by independent experts reveal.
The Ministry of Health announced that as of January 31st, the reproduction rate (R0) of Covid-19 has improved and stabilized at 0.84. The recent declines in infections have led to a decline in the epidemiological curve, which has been set at 26.4%.
The Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Othmani demanded apologies from the parliamentarians who criticized the government on the vaccine. He hammered that what "we expect from everyone is commitment" and not "denigration and negativism".
The launch of the national vaccination campaign by King Mohammed VI was experienced as a national event in neighboring Spain. For an Iberian media, the Sovereign is considered the son of King Juan Carlos.
Morocco hopes to achieve herd immunity before the start of Ramadan 2021. There is a national strategy to reach group immunity before April 15, announced Professor Moulay Mustapha Ennaji, virologist and director of the virology laboratory at the University of Hassan II in Casablanca.
To travel outside of Morocco, people already vaccinated against Covid-19 will have to present a health passport, a document that is now mandatory.
Morocco ends the first month of the year with more than 13,700 active cases, according to the updated data from the Ministry of Health. In the last 24 hours, 466 new infections and 16 new deaths have been recorded.
The vaccination campaign launched by King Mohammed VI does not take into account all migrants. To denounce this discrimination, Moroccan associations and organizations defending the rights of migrants have launched the "Vaccines for All" movement.
More than 90,000 Moroccans have received their first dose of vaccine since the start, on Friday, January 29, of the national vaccination campaign against Covid-19. A feat according to Abdelhamid Hayane, director of the population division within the Ministry of Health.
At a time when vaccination against the coronavirus is a major concern, Morocco and Algeria are engaged in fierce competition. Each of them wants to increase its political and commercial influence on the African continent.