At least three people in Guinea have died from Ebola and an additional four people have been confirmed to be infected, according to the country’s health authorities. The cases announced by the health ministry on Sunday are the first since the deadly Ebola epidemic ravaged the country, alongside Liberia and Sierra Leone, five years ago. […]
Zimbabwe has received its first 200,000 coronavirus vaccines, a donation by the Chinese government. Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga were at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in the capital; Harare, in the early hours of Monday for the arrival of the doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from China. “It has not been lost […]
Valentine’s Day: Chocolates, flowers, dinner, and dancing bring about memories of Valentine’s Days from the past. But this year, the day of love may look different. “Couples and singles are generally feeling overwhelmed, so V-day seems to be the farthest thing from their minds in many cases The stress of online fatigue, work, unemployment, managing […]
Qatar issued an emergency use authorization for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine; the second coronavirus jab approved in the country after the one developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) said the move on Wednesday came after an extensive review of the vaccine. “The comprehensive clinical trial process on Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine […]
Pakistan ranks 3rd in Govt. support provided to SMEs to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, according to a recently launched “Impact of COVID-19 on SMEs” Survey Report conducted on-line by SMEDA, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), and Asian Productivity Organization (APO). The survey was conducted by ADBI and APO in other countries from the region […]
With the surge in different coronavirus mutations and the ever-expanding list of COVID-19 symptoms; it has become all the more important to stay vigilant and aware of not only the severe but mild and unusual symptoms of SARs-COV-2. That said, Three classic symptoms of COVID The latest reports have yet again suggested seven new symptoms […]
Facebook Inc said on Monday it will expand a list of false health claims it bans from the platform to include debunked claims about vaccines in general, such as that they are toxic or cause autism. The social media company said in a blog post it was increasing the types of false claims about the […]
South Africa has suspended the use of the Oxford university made AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in its immunization programme until a committee of scientists advises on the best way to proceed. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize’s announcement on Sunday came after trial data showed; the vaccine developed by drugmaker AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford offered; only […]
The Pfizer BioNTech vaccine is the second submitted for full approval in Brazil after AstraZeneca applied on January 29 for the vaccine it created with Oxford University. That vaccine is being manufactured in Brazil in partnership with the federally funded Fiocruz biomedical center. Brazil has already approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and the Chinese-developed SinoVac shots […]
Pfizer Inc has withdrawn an application for emergency-use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in India that it has developed with Germany’s BioNTech, the company told the local news agency on Friday. The United States company; which was the first drugmaker to apply for emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in India; had a meeting […]
