Fri 15 January 2021: The Nigerian government on Friday warned her citizens against fake coronavirus vaccines as there are reports that some are in circulation. with the country’s National Agency for Food Drug and Administration Control (NAFDAC) urging the public to be aware. It said fake vaccines can cause “Covid-like illnesses or other serious diseases […]
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Fri 15 January 2021: Imams in more than 100 mosques across the UK deliver sermons at Friday prayers this week seeking to reassure worshippers about the safety and legitimacy of Covid-19 vaccinations and reminding them of the Islamic injunction to save lives. Muslims attending Friday prayers this week will be told not only that the vaccine […]
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Fri 15 January 2021: COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Last updated: January 15, 2021, 10:04 GMT Coronavirus Cases: 93,628,842 Deaths: 2,004,690 Recovered: 66,933,328 Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Global Covid-19 deaths surpass 2 million The death toll from the novel coronavirus has crossed 2 million, according to tracking websites. The United States is leading the world in most deaths caused […]
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Fri 15 January 2021: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday got the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Arriving at Ankara City Hospital, Erdogan received the first dose of China’s CoronaVac vaccine. “I got vaccinated as well,” Erdogan said on the Telegram social network. “I believe that especially if all political leaders, MPs encourage […]
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Thu 14 January 2021: Both Pope Francis and ex-Pope Benedict have received the first dose of a vaccine against coronavirus, the Vatican said on Thursday. The 84-year-old pope and the 93-year-old former pope got their jabs as part of a Vatican vaccination program that began on Wednesday. Both men are vulnerable to contracting the […]
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Thu 14 January 2021: Over 100,000 health care staff in Turkey received the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine, the country’s health minister said on Thursday. “As of now, the number of health professionals getting the first doses crossed 100,000,” Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter at around 1.40 p.m. local time (1040 GMT), sharing a link […]
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Thu 14 January 2021: Remdesivir is the first drug against Covid-19 to be conditionally approved in Europe and the United States. The drug is designed to suppress the rapid replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in human cells by blocking the viral copying machine, called RNA polymerase. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Biophysical […]
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Thu 14 January 2021: Oil prices were slightly down on Thursday over lingering demand concerns, as hopes for an economic recovery boosted by the vast vaccine campaigns were put on hold after confusing results about the efficacy of the vaccines. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $56.02 per barrel at 06 GMT for a […]
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Thu 14 January 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that about 28 million vaccine doses have been administered so far in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic – largely in the wealthiest countries. WHO Emergencies Director Michael Ryan said around 46 countries had started their coronavirus vaccination campaigns – of which 38 were […]
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Wed 13 January 2021: UK will start administering Covid-19 vaccine in new vaccine centers on a 24/7 basis as soon as possible, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Wednesday. Taking questions from lawmakers at the House of Commons, Johnson said details of the round-the-clock rollout will be given by his health secretary. Johnson revealed earlier in […]
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