Mon 18 October 2021: The use of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will remain not approved by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) amid concerns that it may increase the risk of HIV contraction among vaccinated males. The development was confirmed on Monday by the Authority in a media statement on the Section […]
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Mon 18 October 2021: Despite amassing record vaccine stocks, India’s vaccination campaign has slowed, according to health ministry data released today, as authorities maintain a wider-than-usual gap between doses in a plan that has increased coverage. Krishna N Das reports from New Delhi for Reuters that domestic production of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which accounts for […]
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Mon 18 October 2021: According to official figures released Sunday, another 45,140 people in the United Kingdom have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the COVID cases in the country to over 40,000 for the fifth day in a row. It raised the country’s overall number of coronavirus cases to 8,449,165. The country also reported a […]
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Sun 17 October 2021: The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia confirmed on Sunday that all airports are permitted to operate at full capacity. #GACA issues instructions to all airlines regarding the operation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s airports at full capacity. pic.twitter.com/nX8zRvNUAT — هيئة الطيران المدني (@ksagaca) October 17, 2021 […]
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Sun 17 October 2021: For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, has returned to full capacity, with worshippers worshipping shoulder to shoulder. The Grand Mosque’s floor markings that direct people to social distance were removed on Sunday. “This is in line […]
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Sun 17 October 2021: Despite shortages in many places of the world, the United States is wasting millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses, according to the Guradian. According to one analysis of CDC data, at least 15 million doses were discarded in the United States between March and September. Between December and July, 1 million doses […]
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Sat 16 October 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that a global investment of just $1 per person per year in hand hygiene might avert thousands of deaths in developing countries. “All households in the world’s 46 least developed countries could have handwashing facilities by 2030 if the world invested less than […]
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Sat 16 October 2021: The world’s largest vaccination campaign is under underway. According to Bloomberg figures, more than 6.64 billion doses have been administered in 184 countries. The most recent pace was approximately 26.4 million doses per day. Enough vaccine doses have now been given to fully vaccinate 43.2 percent of the world’s population, but […]
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Fri 15 October 2021: Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has announced that the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) on COVID-19 Vaccines has advised that additional doses be given to individuals with compromised immunity. This includes those who are on long-term oral steroid therapy for autoimmune conditions and various treatments for haematological or immune malignancies. The group […]
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Fri 15 October 2021: According to the Empress Theophano Foundation, two Turkish German scientists were given Greece’s Empress Theophano Prize on Wednesday for developing the first coronavirus vaccine, which saved millions of lives, Anadolu Agency reported. “It is a great pleasure for me to present the Empress Theophano Prize to two wonderful scientists, Uğur Şahin […]
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