Health
Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa has applauded China’s donation of COVID-19 vaccines
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has applauded China's generous donation of 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Zimbabwe, the biggest yet to the South African country. The latest donation is...
Read moreDenmark: First European country offers 4th Covid vaccine dose
“We are now embarking on a new chapter, namely a decision to offer the fourth jab to the most vulnerable citizens,” Health Minister Magnus Heunicke told reporters on Wednesday, adding that “the more widespread...
Read moreCOVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated to provide continued protection against emerging variants — WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated if they are to provide continued protection against emerging variants, including Omicron. WHO's Technical...
Read moreWASHINGTON: Omicron surge drives staff shortages across US
About 24 percent of the 5,000 US hospitals reporting their staff status to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have a "critical staffing shortage", according to data...
Read moreCOVID-19 infections in Africa has shot past 10 million amid Omicron’s march
The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa has shot past 10 million as the Omicron variant spreads rapidly across the continent. Data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and...
Read moreNEW YORK: Pfizer expects a Covid-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant to be ready in March
Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla told CNBC that Pfizer is already manufacturing doses due to keen interest from governments, as authorities contend with huge Covid-19 infection counts, including large...
Read moreParis: Omicron threatens to overwhelm French hospitals
The Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus is 105 percent more transmissible than the Delta strain, according to scientists in France, who say a projected February peak in infections could...
Read moreInadequate testing frustrate Nigeria’s effort to curb COVID-19
By Metohuey Michael Adoglo Healthcare experts say Nigeria needs to develop new modalities to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country, noting that the testing procedure must be improved...
Read moreBeijing: 10 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses on way for Kenya
In addition, both countries signed six agreements as part of a memorandum of understanding to carry out cooperation plans that China announced during the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum...
Read moreFlurona, a newly-coined term to describe a double infection with both COVID-19 and influenza
Has aroused wide public concern over the potential symptoms and impact the two infections might jointly cause. The term came in the spotlight after an unvaccinated pregnant woman in her...
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