Health

Senegal Begins Vaccinating Against Coronavirus

Authorities in Senegal have said fighting misinformation and Covid-19 vaccination reluctance will be key in the campaign launched on Tuesday.…

4 years ago

UNICEF Orders 4m Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccines for Nigeria

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has placed a purchase order for four million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines…

4 years ago

Russia Registers First Case of Bird Flu in Humans

Russia has detected its first case of transmission of bird flu virus from animals to humans, according to health authorities.…

4 years ago

PM Johnson Says All UK Adults to Be Offered Covid Vaccine By July

All adults in the UK will be offered their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of July,…

4 years ago

Covid-19: Israel Starts Reopening as Number of Those Vaccinated Nears 50%

Israel reopened swathes of its economy on Sunday in what it called the start of a return to routine enabled…

4 years ago

Biden Pledges $4 Billion to COVAX Vaccine Program at G7 Summit

US President Joe Biden has announced a total of $4 billion in contributions to COVAX, the vaccine alliance trying to…

4 years ago

G7 Summit: UK Pledges Covid-19 Vaccine Surplus to Poorer Countries

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pledging to donate most of the UK's surplus vaccine supply to poorer countries in…

4 years ago

Africa Surpasses 100,000 Confirmed Covid-19 Death

Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from Covid-19 as a second wave of infections overwhelms hospitals.   Praised for its early…

4 years ago

Japan Confirms New Covid-19 Variant, Immigration Reports Infections

Japan confirmed a new variant of Covid-19, and an infection cluster emerged at a Tokyo immigration facility, presenting new challenges…

4 years ago

Nigeria to Activate Emergency Response against Ebola

Nigeria’s federal government is set to take measures against a possible resurgence of Ebola disease in the country, the Director…

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