-
A group of medical doctors has joined hands to launch an initiative meant to improve the lives of families of health workers who have succumbed to Covid-19 over the past two years.
-
COVAX last week delivered the 1 billionth Covid-19 vaccine dose.
-
WHO has recommended two new drugs for Covid-19, providing yet more options for treating the disease.
-
On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated a new SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, which became known as Omicron.
-
-
African governments might have to resort to COVID-19 vaccine mandates if their citizens don’t hurry to get the increasingly available doses, the director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
-
More than 100 countries across the globe are offering eligible people a booster Covid-19 vaccine shot as the protection provided by the original dose(s) has been shown to decrease over time.
-
The most dangerous aspect of a viral infection is its severity. While a virus may be highly transmissible, its virulence is what defines the mortality rate among people.
-
The COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption to health services has seen an increase in tuberculosis deaths in Africa, the first such rise in more than a decade, while the decline in new cases slowed down, an analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) shows.
-
-
While the Omicron variant is reaching more countries in Africa and weekly COVID-19 cases in the continent surged by 93 percent, there are signs of hope as preliminary data indicates that hospitalizations across South Africa remain low.
-
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea will begin vaccinating children aged 12 to 17 in the capital to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the West African nation, the health ministry said.
-
Traveling for the holidays? Here’s how to know if the type of mask you wear will give you the best protection possible during your flight.
-
Pfizer says its antiviral drug, Paxlovid, was nearly 90 percent effective at preventing severe COVID-19 symptoms when given to high-risk participants.
-
-
Some scientists have called it “superhuman immunity” or “bulletproof.” But immunologist Shane Crotty prefers “hybrid immunity.” “Overall, hybrid immunity to SARS-CoV-2 appears to be impressively potent,” Crotty wrote in commentary in Science back in June. No matter what you call it, this type of immunity offers much-needed good news in what seems like an endless […]
-
Ivan Zhakata Features Correspondent Zimbabwe Red Cross Society which recently opened its doors to residents willing to get the Covid-19 jab is vaccinating an average of 200 people daily at their Harare clinic in the central business district (CBD). In complementing Government’s efforts in fighting the spread of Covid-19 the clinic has been administering the […]
-
Vaccine passports in nightclubs and other indoor venues in England will be required at the end of this month, the vaccines minister has confirmed. Nadhim Zahawi said it was the right time to start the scheme for sites with large crowds as all over-18s will have been offered two jabs by then. Asking people to […]