Health

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

Denmark Reports Death, Critical Illness after AstraZeneca Vaccinations, Prompting More Reviews

Denmark reported on Saturday that two people had experienced brain hemorrhages after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, one of whom…

4 years ago

Pakistan PM Imran Khan Tests Positive for Covid-19

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19 two days after receiving his first vaccine dose. Khan, 68,…

4 years ago

WHO Backs Use Of AstraZeneca Vaccine for Covid

The World Health Organisation’s expert committee on coronavirus vaccines says its review of the AstraZeneca vaccine indicates it has “tremendous…

4 years ago

US Hits Biden’s Goal of Administering 100 Million Covid-19 Shots

The US has cleared President Joe Biden’s goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus shots, more than a month before his…

4 years ago

WHO Says 7m Doses of Covid Vaccines Administered in Africa So Far

Over six million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Africa, a World Health Organization (WHO) official has…

4 years ago

Germany, France, Italy, Spain to Resume Rollout after Declaring AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe

The EU's leading states are to restart their roll-out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after Europe's medicines regulator concluded it…

4 years ago