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By Grace Kuria Novavax has on Monday announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective against COVID-19. A statement issued by Novavax showed that, NVX-CoV2373, (Novavax’s recombinant nanoparticle protein-based COVID-19 vaccine), demonstrated 100% protection against moderate and severe disease, 90.4% efficacy overall. The results were met through a study which enrolled 29,960 participants across…

By Grace Kuria Uganda’s Health Ministry has stated that moving forward, COVID-19 deaths will be reported in real time as confirmed or probable COVID-19 deaths. Dr. Olaro Charles, Director General Health Services clarified that this will be done forward (June 13) and not retrospectively for the non-classified COVID-19 related deaths. “When this is done, there will…

By Grace Kuria G7 leaders have agreed to provide an additional more than 1 billion COVID-19 doses starting mid 2021. A communique by White House stated, “this week in Cornwall, G7 Leaders agreed to provide at least 1 billion doses of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to accelerate global vaccine coverage, particularly for the poorest countries.” On…

By XINHUA Rwandan Minister of Health Daniel Ngamije on Sunday affirmed the central African nation’s capacity to prevent a third wave of COVID-19 despite a rise in infections in the past two weeks. There are currently 17-20 people testing positive per 100,000 tests in the country, Ngamije said during Rwanda Television’s talk show. The country will…

By AFP With the continuing global vaccine supply shortages and an increasing variety of COVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use, many have wondered whether combining different vaccines could be a feasible option to fast-track and simplify vaccination efforts. The short answer from the World Health Organization, following preliminary studies in Spain, the UK and Germany and…

By David Ochieng Mbewa South African rugby franchise Vodacom Bulls will play Italian outfit Benetton in the final of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup after defeating local rivals Cell C Sharks on Saturday. The Bulls secured a 34-22 bonus point victory in Durban which saw them win the southern league of the tournament. The Bulls outscored their…

By Reuters The head of the World Trade Organization said there was a pathway for a global deal to get more COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, despite a split over whether drugs firms should be stripped of their intellectual property rights. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, speaking to reporters before joining discussions among leaders of the Group…

By CGTN Africa Angola has reached the milestone of administering more than one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines after receiving the first doses from COVAX, the Angolan Ministry of Health announced. The health ministry said that the milestone was reached after the country received 624 000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine on 2 March this year…

By XINHUA Zimbabwe has decided to strengthen anti-COVID-19 measures from Monday, banning all social gatherings and enforcing mandatory testing of travelers from hotspot countries, following a surge in infections and deaths in recent weeks. “The last seven days have seen 596 new cases and 26 deaths as compared to the same period in May 2021 when…

By XINHUA Cape Verde on Saturday received 50,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses provided by China. During the handover ceremony for the vaccines and over 50,000 syringes at the Nelson Mandela International Airport in the capital Praia, Cape Verdean Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva expressed gratitude for China’s support, saying his country would fulfill its vaccination plan…