EU pushes for COVID jabs in Africa as supply ‘no longer’ an issue
Supplies of COVID vaccines have soared in recent months and many states have trouble absorbing them.
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Pfizer’s COVID sales to top $50bn this year, investors want more
CEO Albert Bourla says final sales for COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid could be “way bigger” than forecasts.
WHO adds new drugs to COVID treatments amid Omicron surge
Latest recommendations prompt new calls for patent waivers to allow more people access to treatments.
Scientists discover gene that ‘DOUBLES risk of severe Covid illness’
Since the start of the pandemic, experts have been baffled as to why some people are so badly affected by the virus, while others aren’t.
Greece Donates One Million Covid Vaccines to Nigeria
Greece has donated one million doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine to the Federal Government of Nigeria
Djokovic could face JAIL for ‘lying on his Australia travel form’
NOVAK Djokovic could face jail over claims he lied on his travel forms as bombshell pictures appear to show he travelled before jetting off to Australia.
COVID-19 Variants Are Landing More Unvaccinated Pregnant Women in the Hospital
Key Takeaways The Delta variant led to a surge in pregnant people being hospitalized with COVID-19. It is…
Omicron surge: Should we shorten self-isolation time?
Are quarantine rule changes based on the best health science or are they governed by the potential impact on the economy?
African Heads of State, Health Experts Convene Virtually
Today the African Union (AU) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) opened the first international Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2021), with over 10,000 participants expected from 140 countries around the world.
World AIDS day: Student group takes free HIV intervention to FCT community
To commemorate the 2021 World AIDS Day, Pioneer Masters of Public Health (MPH) students of Nile university carried out a sensitisation programme in Kuchingoro - a densely populated community in the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.