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S.Africa’s COVID-19 death toll much higher than official tally

reutersMay 13, 2021May 15, 2021

by reutersMay 15, 2021May 15, 20210122

A man walks past newspaper billboards during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham/File PhotoA South African report...

Health

It should get easier to obtain covid19 vaccines

rachael espinetMay 12, 2021May 15, 2021

by rachael espinetMay 15, 2021May 15, 20210108

News Rachael Espinet 12 Hrs Ago Dr Keith Rowley Trinidad and Tobago does not have an anti-vaxxer problem. With people hounding down the vaccination centres...

Emergence of new variants sees Malaysia facing more challenging third wave

dion norenMay 12, 2021May 15, 2021

by dion norenMay 15, 2021May 15, 20210104

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is facing a more challenging third wave of Covid-19 following the emergence of several new variants that have increased the infectivity rate...

Health Opinion

Geneticist debunks myths: ‘Vaccines not a conspiracy to ‘barcode people’

sean douglasMay 1, 2021May 2, 2021

by sean douglasMay 2, 2021May 2, 20210215

News Sean Douglas 4 Hrs Ago The AstraZeneca vaccine THE covid19 vaccines were not a conspiracy to barcode you or involve your body with 5G,...

Health

Victims, Casualties And Profiteers Of The Malaria War By Owei Lakemfa

adam smithApr 30, 2021May 2, 2021

by adam smithMay 2, 2021May 2, 20210204

How do you react to a preventable war in which just in Lagos alone – one of the 36 states in Nigeria- 700,000 human beings...

Africa Health

Solar Technologies Can Speed Up Vaccine Rollout in Africa. Here’s How

stephania michaudMar 20, 2021Mar 21, 2021

by stephania michaudMar 21, 2021Mar 21, 20210201

There's hope that some industrialised countries will achieve near-universal vaccination against COVID-19 in the coming months. Yet the effort to vaccinate even the most essential...

Europe Health

Surge in Covid cases across Europe could see summer holidays cancelled and threatens UK third wave

luz klempMar 20, 2021Mar 21, 2021

by luz klempMar 21, 2021Mar 21, 20210369

A surge in Covid cases across Europe could see summer holidays cancelled and threatens a potential third wave in Britain, government scientists have warned.Outbreaks of...

Africa Health

Ecuador health minister resigns after less than 3 weeks as prosecutors probe vaccine rollout

reuters staffMar 19, 2021Mar 21, 2021

by reuters staffMar 21, 2021Mar 21, 20210196

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador’s health minister has resigned less than three weeks on the job, the Andean country’s government said on Friday, as prosecutors investigate...

Africa Health

The woman who can—and must—get Tanzania’s COVID battle on track

michael fraimanMar 19, 2021Mar 21, 2021

by michael fraimanMar 21, 2021Mar 21, 20210248

Image of the Week: The East African nation's first female president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, takes over from a notorious COVID skeptic. His opponents claim he...

Africa Health

What is Africa’s vaccine production capacity?

cadams@who.intMar 19, 2021Jul 30, 2022

by cadams@who.intJul 30, 2022Jul 30, 20220423

Accra, 18 March 2021 – COVID-19 vaccination in Africa is gathering pace, with more than 7 million doses so far administered. But the continent received...

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