Why An African Medicines Agency? Now More Than Ever! 11/03/2021 Safeeyah Kharsany “The future generations are not going to excuse this,” pleaded Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO). “They will be looking at us and will say, ‘What the hell were they doing procrastinating on their neighbors during a pandemic?” Sehmi was one of seven speakers from across Africa who convened at […] Continue reading -> Aspirin May Help Protect Against COVID-19 Infection & Serious Disease: New Peer-Reviewed Study Suggests 10/03/2021 Editorial team A study of people taking regular, low doses of aspirin found that the aspirin users were 29% less likely than others to test positive for COVID-19, as well as being less prone to serious disease and its “long COVID” after-effects. The new peer-reviewed study, published in The FEBS Journal of the Federation of European Biochemical […] Continue reading -> More Investments Needed To Fight Covid-19 And Further Disease Outbreaks 09/03/2021 Chandre Prince African governments, the private sector, and development partners need to invest more in health and health systems to intensify the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and any future disease outbreaks, according to health experts speaking at the African Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) on Tuesday. The experts agreed that a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach is needed […] Continue reading -> Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Shows Reduced Efficacy Against SARS-CoV2 Variant Identified In Brazil – But AstraZeneca’s Holds Up Well – Early Data 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-developed “CoronaVac” vaccine against COVID-19 vaccine triggers a sixfold reduction in neutralizing antibody response against the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil, according to a pre-print study published last week, while the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is likely effective against the variant of concern. These findings come as hospitals in northern Brazil are increasingly overwhelmed and […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Russian And Chinese Bilateral Vaccine Deals & Donations Outmaneuver Europe & United States 04/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Esther Nakkazi CAPE TOWN & KAMPALA – From Asia to the Americas, vaccines are fast becoming the new currency by which nations and geopolitical blocs wield influence and buy political favours – with more value than oil or bitcoin. But nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in Africa, Latin America and south Asia, where both Russia […] Continue reading -> Fake COVID Vaccine Distribution Network In China Dismantled After Interpol Alert 04/03/2021 Editorial team LYON, France – Chinese police have successfully identified a network selling counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines as far away as Africa, raiding the manufacturing premises, arresting some 80 suspects, and seizing more than 3,000 fake vaccines on the scene, according to the global INTERPOL agency [International Criminal Police Organization]. The investigation was supported and facilitated by INTERPOL’s […] Continue reading -> Brazil’s Spike in COVID-19 Infections Raises WHO Concerns – Duke University Expert Calls Country ‘Breeding Ground’ for SARS CoV2 Virus 03/03/2021 Raisa Santos NEW YORK CITY – Although North America is experiencing an overall decline in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, Brazil and other localized hotspots in South America are experiencing a dramatic spike in infection and hospitalization rates, said WHO officials in the region’s Washington DC-based Americas office. In a Wednesday briefing, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. 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Aspirin May Help Protect Against COVID-19 Infection & Serious Disease: New Peer-Reviewed Study Suggests 10/03/2021 Editorial team A study of people taking regular, low doses of aspirin found that the aspirin users were 29% less likely than others to test positive for COVID-19, as well as being less prone to serious disease and its “long COVID” after-effects. The new peer-reviewed study, published in The FEBS Journal of the Federation of European Biochemical […] Continue reading -> More Investments Needed To Fight Covid-19 And Further Disease Outbreaks 09/03/2021 Chandre Prince African governments, the private sector, and development partners need to invest more in health and health systems to intensify the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and any future disease outbreaks, according to health experts speaking at the African Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) on Tuesday. The experts agreed that a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach is needed […] Continue reading -> Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Shows Reduced Efficacy Against SARS-CoV2 Variant Identified In Brazil – But AstraZeneca’s Holds Up Well – Early Data 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-developed “CoronaVac” vaccine against COVID-19 vaccine triggers a sixfold reduction in neutralizing antibody response against the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil, according to a pre-print study published last week, while the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is likely effective against the variant of concern. These findings come as hospitals in northern Brazil are increasingly overwhelmed and […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Russian And Chinese Bilateral Vaccine Deals & Donations Outmaneuver Europe & United States 04/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Esther Nakkazi CAPE TOWN & KAMPALA – From Asia to the Americas, vaccines are fast becoming the new currency by which nations and geopolitical blocs wield influence and buy political favours – with more value than oil or bitcoin. But nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in Africa, Latin America and south Asia, where both Russia […] Continue reading -> Fake COVID Vaccine Distribution Network In China Dismantled After Interpol Alert 04/03/2021 Editorial team LYON, France – Chinese police have successfully identified a network selling counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines as far away as Africa, raiding the manufacturing premises, arresting some 80 suspects, and seizing more than 3,000 fake vaccines on the scene, according to the global INTERPOL agency [International Criminal Police Organization]. The investigation was supported and facilitated by INTERPOL’s […] Continue reading -> Brazil’s Spike in COVID-19 Infections Raises WHO Concerns – Duke University Expert Calls Country ‘Breeding Ground’ for SARS CoV2 Virus 03/03/2021 Raisa Santos NEW YORK CITY – Although North America is experiencing an overall decline in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, Brazil and other localized hotspots in South America are experiencing a dramatic spike in infection and hospitalization rates, said WHO officials in the region’s Washington DC-based Americas office. In a Wednesday briefing, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. 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More Investments Needed To Fight Covid-19 And Further Disease Outbreaks 09/03/2021 Chandre Prince African governments, the private sector, and development partners need to invest more in health and health systems to intensify the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and any future disease outbreaks, according to health experts speaking at the African Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) on Tuesday. The experts agreed that a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach is needed […] Continue reading -> Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Shows Reduced Efficacy Against SARS-CoV2 Variant Identified In Brazil – But AstraZeneca’s Holds Up Well – Early Data 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-developed “CoronaVac” vaccine against COVID-19 vaccine triggers a sixfold reduction in neutralizing antibody response against the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil, according to a pre-print study published last week, while the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is likely effective against the variant of concern. These findings come as hospitals in northern Brazil are increasingly overwhelmed and […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Russian And Chinese Bilateral Vaccine Deals & Donations Outmaneuver Europe & United States 04/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Esther Nakkazi CAPE TOWN & KAMPALA – From Asia to the Americas, vaccines are fast becoming the new currency by which nations and geopolitical blocs wield influence and buy political favours – with more value than oil or bitcoin. But nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in Africa, Latin America and south Asia, where both Russia […] Continue reading -> Fake COVID Vaccine Distribution Network In China Dismantled After Interpol Alert 04/03/2021 Editorial team LYON, France – Chinese police have successfully identified a network selling counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines as far away as Africa, raiding the manufacturing premises, arresting some 80 suspects, and seizing more than 3,000 fake vaccines on the scene, according to the global INTERPOL agency [International Criminal Police Organization]. The investigation was supported and facilitated by INTERPOL’s […] Continue reading -> Brazil’s Spike in COVID-19 Infections Raises WHO Concerns – Duke University Expert Calls Country ‘Breeding Ground’ for SARS CoV2 Virus 03/03/2021 Raisa Santos NEW YORK CITY – Although North America is experiencing an overall decline in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, Brazil and other localized hotspots in South America are experiencing a dramatic spike in infection and hospitalization rates, said WHO officials in the region’s Washington DC-based Americas office. In a Wednesday briefing, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Shows Reduced Efficacy Against SARS-CoV2 Variant Identified In Brazil – But AstraZeneca’s Holds Up Well – Early Data 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-developed “CoronaVac” vaccine against COVID-19 vaccine triggers a sixfold reduction in neutralizing antibody response against the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil, according to a pre-print study published last week, while the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is likely effective against the variant of concern. These findings come as hospitals in northern Brazil are increasingly overwhelmed and […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Russian And Chinese Bilateral Vaccine Deals & Donations Outmaneuver Europe & United States 04/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Esther Nakkazi CAPE TOWN & KAMPALA – From Asia to the Americas, vaccines are fast becoming the new currency by which nations and geopolitical blocs wield influence and buy political favours – with more value than oil or bitcoin. But nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in Africa, Latin America and south Asia, where both Russia […] Continue reading -> Fake COVID Vaccine Distribution Network In China Dismantled After Interpol Alert 04/03/2021 Editorial team LYON, France – Chinese police have successfully identified a network selling counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines as far away as Africa, raiding the manufacturing premises, arresting some 80 suspects, and seizing more than 3,000 fake vaccines on the scene, according to the global INTERPOL agency [International Criminal Police Organization]. The investigation was supported and facilitated by INTERPOL’s […] Continue reading -> Brazil’s Spike in COVID-19 Infections Raises WHO Concerns – Duke University Expert Calls Country ‘Breeding Ground’ for SARS CoV2 Virus 03/03/2021 Raisa Santos NEW YORK CITY – Although North America is experiencing an overall decline in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, Brazil and other localized hotspots in South America are experiencing a dramatic spike in infection and hospitalization rates, said WHO officials in the region’s Washington DC-based Americas office. In a Wednesday briefing, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Russian And Chinese Bilateral Vaccine Deals & Donations Outmaneuver Europe & United States 04/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Esther Nakkazi CAPE TOWN & KAMPALA – From Asia to the Americas, vaccines are fast becoming the new currency by which nations and geopolitical blocs wield influence and buy political favours – with more value than oil or bitcoin. But nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in Africa, Latin America and south Asia, where both Russia […] Continue reading -> Fake COVID Vaccine Distribution Network In China Dismantled After Interpol Alert 04/03/2021 Editorial team LYON, France – Chinese police have successfully identified a network selling counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines as far away as Africa, raiding the manufacturing premises, arresting some 80 suspects, and seizing more than 3,000 fake vaccines on the scene, according to the global INTERPOL agency [International Criminal Police Organization]. The investigation was supported and facilitated by INTERPOL’s […] Continue reading -> Brazil’s Spike in COVID-19 Infections Raises WHO Concerns – Duke University Expert Calls Country ‘Breeding Ground’ for SARS CoV2 Virus 03/03/2021 Raisa Santos NEW YORK CITY – Although North America is experiencing an overall decline in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, Brazil and other localized hotspots in South America are experiencing a dramatic spike in infection and hospitalization rates, said WHO officials in the region’s Washington DC-based Americas office. In a Wednesday briefing, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Russian And Chinese Bilateral Vaccine Deals & Donations Outmaneuver Europe & United States 04/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Esther Nakkazi CAPE TOWN & KAMPALA – From Asia to the Americas, vaccines are fast becoming the new currency by which nations and geopolitical blocs wield influence and buy political favours – with more value than oil or bitcoin. But nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in Africa, Latin America and south Asia, where both Russia […] Continue reading -> Fake COVID Vaccine Distribution Network In China Dismantled After Interpol Alert 04/03/2021 Editorial team LYON, France – Chinese police have successfully identified a network selling counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines as far away as Africa, raiding the manufacturing premises, arresting some 80 suspects, and seizing more than 3,000 fake vaccines on the scene, according to the global INTERPOL agency [International Criminal Police Organization]. The investigation was supported and facilitated by INTERPOL’s […] Continue reading -> Brazil’s Spike in COVID-19 Infections Raises WHO Concerns – Duke University Expert Calls Country ‘Breeding Ground’ for SARS CoV2 Virus 03/03/2021 Raisa Santos NEW YORK CITY – Although North America is experiencing an overall decline in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, Brazil and other localized hotspots in South America are experiencing a dramatic spike in infection and hospitalization rates, said WHO officials in the region’s Washington DC-based Americas office. In a Wednesday briefing, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Russian And Chinese Bilateral Vaccine Deals & Donations Outmaneuver Europe & United States 04/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Esther Nakkazi CAPE TOWN & KAMPALA – From Asia to the Americas, vaccines are fast becoming the new currency by which nations and geopolitical blocs wield influence and buy political favours – with more value than oil or bitcoin. But nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in Africa, Latin America and south Asia, where both Russia […] Continue reading -> Fake COVID Vaccine Distribution Network In China Dismantled After Interpol Alert 04/03/2021 Editorial team LYON, France – Chinese police have successfully identified a network selling counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines as far away as Africa, raiding the manufacturing premises, arresting some 80 suspects, and seizing more than 3,000 fake vaccines on the scene, according to the global INTERPOL agency [International Criminal Police Organization]. The investigation was supported and facilitated by INTERPOL’s […] Continue reading -> Brazil’s Spike in COVID-19 Infections Raises WHO Concerns – Duke University Expert Calls Country ‘Breeding Ground’ for SARS CoV2 Virus 03/03/2021 Raisa Santos NEW YORK CITY – Although North America is experiencing an overall decline in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, Brazil and other localized hotspots in South America are experiencing a dramatic spike in infection and hospitalization rates, said WHO officials in the region’s Washington DC-based Americas office. In a Wednesday briefing, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Fake COVID Vaccine Distribution Network In China Dismantled After Interpol Alert 04/03/2021 Editorial team LYON, France – Chinese police have successfully identified a network selling counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines as far away as Africa, raiding the manufacturing premises, arresting some 80 suspects, and seizing more than 3,000 fake vaccines on the scene, according to the global INTERPOL agency [International Criminal Police Organization]. The investigation was supported and facilitated by INTERPOL’s […] Continue reading -> Brazil’s Spike in COVID-19 Infections Raises WHO Concerns – Duke University Expert Calls Country ‘Breeding Ground’ for SARS CoV2 Virus 03/03/2021 Raisa Santos NEW YORK CITY – Although North America is experiencing an overall decline in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, Brazil and other localized hotspots in South America are experiencing a dramatic spike in infection and hospitalization rates, said WHO officials in the region’s Washington DC-based Americas office. In a Wednesday briefing, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Brazil’s Spike in COVID-19 Infections Raises WHO Concerns – Duke University Expert Calls Country ‘Breeding Ground’ for SARS CoV2 Virus 03/03/2021 Raisa Santos NEW YORK CITY – Although North America is experiencing an overall decline in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, Brazil and other localized hotspots in South America are experiencing a dramatic spike in infection and hospitalization rates, said WHO officials in the region’s Washington DC-based Americas office. In a Wednesday briefing, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts