By Reuters Botswana is investigating the deaths of two among thousands of people who had been given doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to see if there is any link, the health ministry said. The southern African country has so far administered about 31,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the only vaccine it has started rolling…
By Reuters Data from a late-stage research to test if AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug Farxiga could treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and at risk of developing serious complications fell short of its main goals, the drugmaker said on Monday. The Farxiga data did not achieve statistical significance in cutting the risk of the disease worsening and…
By Grace Kuria Somalia has on Sunday received 200,000 doses of Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine. Somali minister for health, Dr. Fawziya Abikar, various government officials and Chinese ambassador to Somalia Qin Jian were present at the Mogadishu airport to receive the shipment, said a ministry statement. The delivery of the vaccine follows a deal signed by…
By XINHUA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,340,817 as of Sunday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic stood at 115,418 while 3,897,927 patients across the continent…
By Grace Kuria The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) on Sunday stated the country had recorded a near 96 percent decline in poaching, with more than 386 elephants being lost to poaching in 2013 compared to 11 elephants poached in 20202. “Kenya’s national elephant population has gradually increased at an annual rate of approximately 2.8 percent…
By CGTN Africa Kenya’s former national 100m champion Mark Otieno, is edging closer to qualifying for this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games after he shattered his personal best by 0.3 seconds during the All Comers Athletics Meet at the National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka on Saturday. Otieno clocked 10.19 seconds to win his 100m semifinal race before…
By XINHUA Sierra Leone has received 640 doses of Ebola vaccines to boost the prevention of the virus detected in its neighboring Guinea, said the health ministry on Saturday. The vaccines, donated by the World Health Organization, will be mainly delivered to frontline healthcare workers in the border districts, it said. The vaccine has been…
By XINHUA Comoros President Azali Assoumani on Saturday received an injection of a coronavirus vaccine produced by China’s Sinopharm, which marked the start of the vaccination campaign in the African nation. “By launching the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in our country today, we are taking a new step in our strategy to fight the COVID-19 pandemic….
By David Ochieng Mbewa Defending champions Al Ahly defeated Tanzanian giants Simba S.C. on Friday to finish the group stage of this season’s CAF Champions League with a victory. The Egyptians won 1-0 in Cairo, thanks to a goal from Mohamed Sherif just after the half hour mark, exacting revenge for a similar defeat away…
By CGTN Africa Kenya’s Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) announced on Wednesday that 279 people reported suffering adverse effects after taking the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. “All reported serious AEFI [Adverse event following immunization] are under investigation and none of them has resulted into fatal outcomes,” the PPB said in a statement. “Out of the 279…
