Six African countries to get own mRNA jab production
Geneva – Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organisation... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
World’s first malaria vaccine making inroads in western Kenya
Siaya – Lucy Akinyi’s three children were infected with malaria so often she would be at their local health... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
Get vaccinated, or get punished? How jab mandates divide
Paris – Vaccine mandates have been divisive ever since the first rollout two centuries ago, and they continue to... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
US tycoon opens Africa’s first start-to-finish Covid-19 jab plant
Cape Town – US biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday opened a plant in Cape Town that will be... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
‘CAN effect’: Africa Cup of Nations throws up jab dilemma
Yaoundé – “If I get the jab, it’s just for the Indomitable Lions. I’m ready to die for them,”... Read more
8 Jan, 2022
Nigeria destroys one million expired Covid jabs
Abuja – Nigeria said it had incinerated on Wednesday more than a million doses of Covid vaccine that had... Read more
23 Dec, 2021
No country can boost its way out of pandemic, says WHO chief
Geneva – The World Health Organisation chief warned on Wednesday that the rush in wealthy countries to roll out additional... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Covid surge in Africa, but fewer deaths than before, says WHO
Brazzaville – Africa has recorded a massive rise in Covid cases over the past week, but the number of... Read more
15 Dec, 2021
German police launch operation after death threats to pro-vaccine politician
Berlin – German police and special forces on Wednesday launched an operation in the eastern city of Dresden after death... Read more
15 Dec, 2021
Ghana president slams ‘vaccine nationalism’ in EU
Strasbourg – Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo warned EU lawmakers on Tuesday that the bloc’s drive to deliver Covid booster jabs... Read more
15 Dec, 2021
