COVID-19 Deadly for Pregnant Women
Covid-19 has been deadly for pregnant women in Sub-saharan Africa. At least half of the pregnant women who contracted Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa either died, were admitted in ICU while…
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Rare Immune System Disorder is One of the Covid 19 Vaccine Side Effects
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) has been listed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the possible side effects of the Astra Zeneca and Johnson &Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. GBS is…
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COVID-19 VARIANTS EXPLAINED
Does the news about the various COVID-19 variants sometimes confuse you? Labels like alpha, delta and their derivatives are commonly used to tell the story of the variants. Since its…
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Covid 19 Indian Variant Cases On The Rise in Kenya
Confirmed cases of the Indian variant of Covid-19 in Kenya are on the rise in Kenya according to the ministry of health. As at May 7th 2021, there were 8…
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Africa to Purchase More Vaccines
African Union member states will soon have access to 220 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. This is according to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. The…
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Africa Lags Behind In Vaccination
Africa continues to lag behind in providing vaccination for its people even as the global rollout of Covid-19 jabs continues. Less than 2 per cent of the 690m vaccine doses…
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Vaccine Nationalism; Africa’s Challenge
Vaccine nationalism is Africa’s biggest challenge right now. Rwanda seems to be the only country in Africa that appears to have a grip on the vaccine chaos. I was kind…
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Sputnik V Covid-19 Vaccine Granted Authorization
Kenya’s Pharmacy and Poisons’ Board (PPB) has granted emergency medical authorization for the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine. In a notice dated March 24, 2021, the PPB said it gave the…
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Is The Covid 19 Vaccine Safe?
You perhaps have grappled with the question, ”is the covid 19 vaccine safe?” Not to worry. You join millions of people asking the same question amid the continued global roll-out…
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Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout in Africa
The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine is underway in African countries. In the West, there is a storm over available stocks. The scrumble for available Covid-19 vaccines by the worlds…
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