By Jerry Omondi Kenya has reiterated calls for a resolution on vaccine equity in the world’s fight against COVID-19, even as the pandemic continues to batter different regions globally. Speaking during the 74th World Health Assembly, Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe said the pandemic would only be defeated if nations worked together. “There have been clear demonstrations…
By Grace Kuria More than 150 children have been separated from their families and over 170 children are feared to be missing as people fled the city of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, following Saturday night’s Mount Nyiragongo’s eruption, UNICEF has reported. More than 5,000 people crossed the border into Rwanda from Goma on Saturday, and at least 25,000 were displaced in Sake, 25 km…
By Grace Kuria South Sudan’s Ministry of Health has stated that the country has confirmed two new COVID-19 variants. Eye Radio reports that according to officials at the ministry, the variants dubbed as A23.1 and B1.5.2.5 were sequenced at the Uganda Virus Institute. Out of 46 samples sent to the Institute, nine tested positive for Variant A23.1…
By Reuters Nigeria’s economy grew 0.5% in the first quarter, lifted by higher crude production and oil prices, the country’s statistics office said on Sunday, as activities slowly gain momentum after the gradual easing of coronavirus lockdowns. Africa’s largest economy, exited its second recession since 2016 in the fourth quarter, despite a full-year contraction in 2020….
By XINHUA Ghana on Wednesday commenced phase two of its mass vaccination against COVID-19 in 43 inoculation centers across the country. The health officials are expected to administer a total of 350,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines delivered to Ghana through the COVAX facility. Scores of persons who took their first jabs about two months ago who…
By Grace Kuria European Medicines Agency (EMA’s) human medicines committee on Monday recommended a change to the approved storage conditions of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, that will facilitate its handling. In a statement, EMA said that, “this change extends the approved storage period of the unopened thawed vial at 2-8°C (i.e. in a normal fridge after taking…
By Halligan Agade South Africa began the second phase of the coronavirus vaccination on Monday even as Health Minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize, expected a slow start. “This is because we are starting off with a new vaccine we have never used before. We have learned from Sisonke [Study] that the first few days start slowly as…
By XINHUA Ghana will start to administer the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday, Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said Sunday. The start of the vaccination of the second dose was made possible by the receipt of 350,000 additional doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX facility, the president said in his 25th nationwide…
By XINHUA South Sudan said Sunday it’s stuck with more than 126,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines due to low turn up as only 6,403 people have received COVID-19 doses since April when the vaccination started. “In terms of vaccination we are still at a low point, as per Saturday the total number of people so far…
By XINHUA Ethiopia registered 432 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 266,264 as of Sunday evening, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. The ministry said 20 new deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 3,996, the ministry said. The East African country reported 700 more recoveries, taking…
