Health

Africa CDC Chief Warns of ‘Vaccine War’ Over Access to Jabs

The director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has urged global powers to avoid a “vaccine war”…

4 years ago

New Virus Variant Detected in India; Experts Urge Caution

A new and potentially troublesome variant of the coronavirus has been detected in India, as have variants first detected in…

4 years ago

Hong Kong Halts Use of Pfizer Vaccine, Cites Defective Lids

Hong Kong suspended use of the Pfizer vaccine Wednesday after its Chinese distributor informed the city that one batch had…

4 years ago

US Signs MOU with NLNG to Make Bonny Island Malaria-free Zone

Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with two United States government development…

4 years ago

AstraZeneca May Have Used Outdated Info in Vaccine Trial, US Health Officials Say

Results from a US trial of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine may have used “outdated information,” US federal health officials have said.…

4 years ago

India Sees Sharp Rise in Coronavirus Cases

India has reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in four months, amid a worrying surge that has prompted multiple…

4 years ago

AstraZeneca Says US Trial Data Shows Vaccine 79% Effective

Advanced trial data from a US study on the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shows it is 79% effective, in long-awaited research…

4 years ago

Mauritius Turns to Indian-made Covaxin Vaccine Amid Concerns

Mauritius has begun the use of the Indian-made Covaxin vaccine after running out of its 100,000 doses of Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine.…

4 years ago

Asia Accelerates AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Rollouts, Even as Trust Plunges in Europe

Many Asian countries are accelerating the rollout of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after confidence in its safety was hit, following reports…

4 years ago

Nigeria: 11 Governors Yet to Publicly Receive Covid Vaccine

No fewer than 11 state governors are yet to publicly take the COVID-19 vaccine jab after taking delivery of their…

4 years ago