Health

Egypt Approves Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine for Inoculation

The Egyptian Drug Authority has announced its approval of the Russian Sputnik V, a month after the start of the…

4 years ago

Single-Shot Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Safe, US Regulators Say

A review by US regulators of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine has found it is safe and effective.…

4 years ago

Ghana Becomes First Country to Receive Covid Vaccines through COVAX

A flight carrying 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India landed in Ghana’s capital…

4 years ago

Survey Suggests Covid Infection in Lagos May Top Africa’s Official Total

Four million people in Lagos State alone, Nigeria's commercial capital have had the coronavirus - more than has been officially recorded…

4 years ago

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