Health

WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala Decries Low Rate of Covid Vaccination in Africa

Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has lamented the low rate of Covid-19 vaccination in…

3 years ago

Covid Vaccine: Eight-week Gap Seen as Sweet Spot for Pfizer Jab Antibodies

A longer gap between first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine makes the body's immune system produce more…

3 years ago

Raging Pandemic in Indonesia Offers Fertile Ground for New Variants

The speed and scale of the coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia has created a perfect breeding ground for a potential new…

3 years ago

Two Pfizer, AstraZeneca Doses Work Against Delta Variant: Study

Two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine are nearly as effective against the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant as…

3 years ago

Death Rates Soar in Southeast Asia as Virus Wave Spreads

Indonesia has converted nearly its entire oxygen production to medical use just to meet the demand from COVID-19 patients struggling…

3 years ago

Covid-19 Origins: China Rejects WHO Proposal to Return to Wuhan

China has rejected a proposal from the World Health Organization (WHO) that the expert team investigating the origins of COVID-19…

3 years ago

Research: India’s Deaths During Pandemic 10 Times Official Toll

India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official Covid-19 toll, likely making it modern…

3 years ago

Covid: Boris Johnson Resisted Autumn Lockdown as Only Over-80s Were Dying, Ex-Adviser Cummings Claims

Boris Johnson was reluctant to tighten Covid restrictions as cases rose last autumn because he thought people dying from it…

3 years ago

Nigeria’s Drug Agency Warns Against Use of Unverified Covid Herbal Medicine

Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerian researchers in the nation’s ivory towers…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Lagos, 5 Other States, Federal Capital on Red Alert Over Third Covid Wave

Nigeria’s federal government has put six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on red alert as part of the…

3 years ago