Health

UK Researchers Say Covid Vaccine Protection Wanes Within Six Months

Protection against COVID-19 offered by two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines begins to fade within six months,…

3 years ago

Delta Air Lines to Charge $200 Monthly Health Insurance for Unvaccinated Staff

Delta Air Lines on Wednesday said employees will have to pay $200 more every month for their company-sponsored healthcare plan…

3 years ago

Ivory Coast’s First Ebola Patient Since 1994 Recovers

A young Guinean woman, who was the first confirmed case of Ebola in Ivory Coast since 1994 has recovered from…

3 years ago

Nigeria Approves China’s Sinopharm Covid Vaccine

The Nigerian government has approved the use of Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV Covid-19 vaccine in the country. Faisal Shuaib, the executive director,…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Edo Governor Obaseki Says Only Vaccination Cards to Guarantee Access to Public Places

In Edo State now, only those with the vaccination cards or proofs of having taken, at least, their first jabs…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Cholera Figures Rise, Federal Government Activates Ssnitation Desk Across Country

As cases of Cholera figures continue to rise in Zamfara, Bauchi, Kano, Gombe, Plateau, Niger, Zamfara and Abuja, the Federal…

3 years ago

US Regulators Give Full Approval to Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine

The US gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Monday, a milestone that could boost public confidence in the shots…

3 years ago

Scientists Question Evidence Behind US Covid Booster Shot Drive

The Biden administration’s plan to provide Covid-19 vaccine boosters is based on concerns that a decrease in the vaccines’ ability…

3 years ago

US Plans Booster Shots for All Americans as Studies Suggest Vaccine Losing Ground

US health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense Covid-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid…

3 years ago

US Sends Nearly 500 000 Covid Vaccine Doses to Rwanda

The United States is sending nearly half a million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Rwanda, including the first doses…

3 years ago