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Most African countries to start vaccination by end of March – WHO

March 5, 2021 Most African countries will kick-start their COVID-19 vaccination programs by the end of March as efforts to procure doses for the continent’s 1.3 billion people gather pace, the World...

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March 5, 2021 / Comments (0)

COVID-19 vaccination starts Tuesday

February 25, 2021 Ghana is set to begin COVID-19 vaccination from next Tuesday as part of measures to stop the further spread of the viral disease. This follows the arrival of the first consignment of...

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February 25, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghana to receive compensation for any harmful side effects of COVAX vaccine – Dr. Amponsa-Achiano

February 23, 2021 Ghana is among 92 countries that will receive a no-fault compensation claim of serious side effects for people who are vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine acquired from the COVAX facility....

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February 23, 2021 / Comments (0)

Covid: WHO backs Oxford vaccine ‘even if variants present’

February 16, 2021 The World Health Organization recommends using the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca even in countries tackling new variants of coronavirus. The WHO also says...

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February 16, 2021 / Comments (0)

We need global collaboration, cooperation to contain COVID-19 — Dr Asamoah-Baah

January 25, 2021 The Presidential Coordinator of the government’s coronavirus response programme, Dr Anarfi Asamoah-Baah, has said the best way to contain the virus is to intensify global collaboration...

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January 25, 2021 / Comments (0)

African countries to get COVID-19 vaccines in early 2021

December 11, 2020 African countries will have access to the COVID-19 vaccines from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021, said a special envoy of the African Union (AU) on Wednesday....

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WHO chief in quarantine after contact tests positive for Coronavirus

November 3, 2020 Tedros has been at the forefront of the United Nations health agency’s efforts to battle the pandemic. The World Health Organization chief said late Sunday that he was self-quarantining...

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November 3, 2020 / Comments (0)

Breast milk could be protective against coronavirus – Study suggests

September 30, 2020 Breast milk may help protect babies from being infected by the novel coronavirus, a new study suggests. Researchers at a lab in China found that mother’s milk prevented the pathogen...

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September 30, 2020 / Comments (0)

COVID-19: Why the WHO is sticking to 14 days quarantine

September 18, 2020 The World Health Organization has repeated its plea for countries not to shorten the quarantine period for people who have been exposed to coronavirus. The global health body recommends...

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September 18, 2020 / Comments (0)

Coronavirus: Pharma firms unveil safety pledge over vaccine

September 9, 2020 A group of nine vaccine developers has announced a “historic pledge” to uphold scientific and ethical standards in the search for a coronavirus vaccine. The firms, including Pfizer and...

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September 9, 2020 / Comments (0)