Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines are 90% Effective in ‘Real-World’ Study
The study included nearly 4,000 U.S. health care and frontline workers. A nurse administers a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic at...
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Covid third Wave May Overrun Africa’s Healthcare, Warns WHO
Rising cases of coronavirus in Africa threaten to overrun fragile healthcare systems and test the continent’s much-touted resilience to the disease, according to the World Health...
MTN’s 300,000 Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive Nigeria
The Nigerian government has taken delivery of the first set of 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines out of a total of 1.4 million doses designated...
African Union says Benefits Outweigh Risks of AstraZeneca COVID shot
The African Union said on Thursday that it considers that the benefits of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine outweigh the risks and recommended that vaccinations continue across...
High Vitamin D Levels May Protect Against COVID-19, Especially for Black People, study suggests
A new research study at the University of Chicago Medicine has found that when it comes to COVID-19, having vitamin D levels above those traditionally...
Egypt Government aims to Vaccinate 250,000 in One Week
The Egyptian government has begun to prepare for a third wave of COVID-19. (Reuters) Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has warned that the number of deaths...
South Africa: Immigrants Must Be Given Health Care Even If Undocumented, Health Department Confirms
Loyiso Dyongman/GroundUp Several immigrants in Makhanda say they have been turned away from local clinics when their permits to be in the country have expired....
UN Urges Countries to Strive for Gender-equal Future Post-COVID-19
Image: SABC News Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says a lot of work has been done but our best is not good enough. The world finds itself at...
WHO Estimates Hearing Loss Will Affect 1 in 4 People by 2050
Billions of people are expected to suffer from some degree of hearing loss by 2050, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO),...
Coronavirus Crisis Unlikely to be Over by the End of the Year, WHO warns
Dr Michael Ryan says Covid-19 is ‘very much in control’ as global infections rise for first time in almost two months Dr Michael Ryan, of...
Maternal Diabetes Increases Obesity Risk in Children by Age 10, Study Finds
By Brian P. Dunleavy (0) Children born to mothers with diabetes are at greater for obesity as they age, a new study has found. File...
Covid 19: Nigerian Hospitals Under Pressure
In tonight’s edition, Nigerian hospitals struggle under growing numbers of coronavirus cases as the wait for vaccines continue. In Niger, ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum...
Russia donates 300 million Covid vaccine doses to Africa
The new doses, the statement notes, are accessible to the 55 AU member countries who will apply online using national access codes issued to the...
WHO says more than 11,000 Ebola Vaccines will go to Guinea
WHO says more than 11,000 Ebola vaccines will go to Guinea FILE – This undated colorized transmission electron micrograph file image made available by the...
African Union to Deploy Emergency Team to Guinea Battered by New Ebola Outbreak
The African Union is due to send an emergency team of experts to Guinea as part of efforts aimed to tackle an Ebola outbreak, recently...
Albany County Launches Coronavirus Vaccine Pre-Registration Tool
Albany County announced Wednesday that it has launched a pre-registration option on its website for health care workers and essential personnel who are currently eligible to receive...
Tanzania’s COVID-19 Denial Risks Pulling Africa Back
As President John Magufuli downplays the severity of the coronavirus, Tanzanians are waking up to the reality that the virus is spreading. Health experts now...
African Leaders to Tackle Covid, Conflict at Virtual Summit
African leaders will open a two-day virtual summit Saturday to discuss the continent’s Covid-19 response as well as security issues that have been overlooked during...
Why Rich Countries Should Subsidize Vaccination Around the World
By Isaac Chotiner Vaccinating a fifth of the world’s vulnerable population would cost less than forty billion dollars; not doing so could incur losses of more...
UK Offer Covid-19 Vaccine to East Africa
The UK has a unique offer for East Africa – and that is what I have been discussing during my visit to the region last...