Kenya has received just over 1 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in the first batch from the global COVAX …
Health care experts are warning that it might be too soon to think the COVID-19 pandemic will be over by …
Nigeria has finally received its first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX — a global initiative that seeks to …
President Nana Akufo-Addo became the world’s first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a scheme to help poorer countries …
The UK’s Covid vaccination rollout will receive an extra £1.65bn in the Budget to help it reach its target of …
Addressing the nation on developments in the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Cabinet had taken …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 …
The US Supreme Court once again sided with houses of worship challenging regulations aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19 …
Medical workers in Zimbabwe have been reluctant to take Covid-19 vaccinations received from China. It cites a lack of clarity …
The African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) has approved $2 billion to support the acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines for African countries, its …
The US Food and Drug Administration’s findings suggest a single-dose vaccine will be approved for emergency use later this week. …
The drug maker Moderna is set to begin testing a new version of its Covid-19 vaccine that was specifically designed …
Ghana has become the first country to receive Covid-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization’s COVAX program on Wednesday, a …
AstraZeneca Plc. has informed the European Union to expect a shortfall in its deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines in the second …
President Joe Biden has addressed the nation as the US marks 500,000 deaths from Covid-19, the highest toll of any …
The government has come up with a new set of measures in a deliberate move to contain further spread of …
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reached out to COVID-19 skeptic Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, promising to support …
President Joe Biden slammed Donald Trump for failing to secure enough Covid-19 shots as he toured a Michigan facility where …
President Joe Biden will pledge $4 billion in US aid to the Covax global Covid-19 vaccination program during his virtual …
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has granted approval for the emergency use of AstraZeneca/Oxford …
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, saying 10 countries …
Japan launched its COVID-19 inoculation drive on Wednesday, administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Tokyo hospital workers, as Prime Minister Yoshihide …
President Joe Biden said he expects the COVID-19 vaccine to be widely accessible in the United States by the end …
Following a recent spike in COVID-19-related cases and deaths, Zimbabwe’s already struggling health system is buckling under the pressure. In …
The government said the vaccine will be stored at a secure location in Gauteng province then distributed to other provinces. …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) today has recommended two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the …
South Africa has asked the Serum Institute of India to take back the one million COVID-19 vaccine doses the company …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved two versions of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, clearing the way …
All UK nationals or residents arriving back in England from high-risk countries will begin checking into government-designated accommodation on Monday …
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed a “significant milestone” after confirming more than 15 million people in the United Kingdom …
The Government of Rwanda has kicked off the national vaccination programme for Covid-19, starting with health care staff as part …
The head of the EU’s disease control agency warned that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections …
As world marks Red Hand Day, United Nations warns coronavirus could fuel child recruitment by armed groups More children could …
Zimbabwe is to import 800,000 Covid-19 vaccines from China within the next month, according to the minister of information. The …
Uganda will buy 18 million doses of the Oxford vaccine at a higher price than South Africa, and more than …
Fears that new, more infectious variants of the coronavirus could be spreading in Kenya have put government officials on edge. …
Wearing a double mask provides twice as much protection against COVID-19 as a single one, according to a new study …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have expressed dismay that about 130 countries were yet …
People who have been fully vaccinated no longer need to quarantine if they are exposed to someone who has Covid-19, …
The government of Rwanda, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), deployed another set of robots in the …
Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has closed an unnamed test centre in the capital, Abuja that was …
Ghana’s parliament will suspend sittings for three weeks due to increasing coronavirus cases among lawmakers and staff, Speaker Alban Bagbin …
Matt Hancock has set out tough new measures to stop Covid-19 from entering England, including a 10-year sentence for incoming …
It was a race against time for many businesses and shoppers in the capital Kigali on the evening of the …
One of Africa’s largest conglomerates, the BUA Group, has paid for one million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines for Nigeria …
RwandAir has suspended flights to Zimbabwe with effect from today (Monday, 8 February 2021) due to fears of COVID-19 variants. …
One study, involving around 2,000 people, found the vaccine offered “minimal protection” against mild and moderate cases of Covid-19. The …
