Health

AstraZeneca ‘Agrees to Boost EU Vaccine Supplies’

The EU says UK-Swedish drug firm AstraZeneca will now supply an additional nine million Covid vaccine doses by March, after…

4 years ago

J&J Vaccine Adds to Covid-19 Armoury, Includes South African Variant

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday that its single-dose vaccine was 66% effective in preventing Covid-19 in a large global…

4 years ago

Single-dose Johnson & Johnson Vaccine 66% Effective Against Covid-19, Drops Against SA Variant

Johnson & Johnson has said that its single-dose vaccine is 66% effective in preventing Covid-19 in a large global trial…

4 years ago

Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Shows 89% Efficacy in UK Trials

Novavax Inc has said its coronavirus vaccine is 89.3% effective in preventing Covid-19 in a trial conducted in the United…

4 years ago

WHO-led Team in Wuhan Probing Covid-19 Origins Meets Chinese Scientists

A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has begun meeting with Chinese scientists…

4 years ago

Dubai Blamed for Virus Cases Abroad; Questions Swirl at Home

After opening itself to New Year’s revellers, Dubai is now being blamed by several countries for spreading the coronavirus abroad,…

4 years ago

Nigeria: Benue Governor Ortom Tests Positive for Covid-19

Samuel Ortom, the Governor of Benue State has tested positive for COVID-19 and was confirmed on Wednesday by his Chief…

4 years ago

UK Passes Milestone of 100,000 Covid-19 Deaths

More than 100,000 people have died in the United Kingdom after contracting the coronavirus, figures from the government showed Tuesday.…

4 years ago

Mauritius Begins Roll Out of Covid Vaccine

Mauritius on Tuesday commenced a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign, with medical staff at ENT hospital, the main treatment centre, being…

4 years ago

EU to Tighten Covid Vaccine Exports Amid Row with AstraZeneca

The EU has warned it will tighten rules on exports of Covid vaccines, amid a row with AstraZeneca over a…

4 years ago