Wed 18 August 2021: Britain’s medicines watchdog on Tuesday said it had approved the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 17, after previously giving the green light to Pfizer. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said in a statement that the jab was “safe and effective in this age group”. But it […]
Continue Reading
Tue 17 August 2021: More than 4.72 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered worldwide, according to Our World in Data, a tracking website affiliated with Oxford University. Data shows that China, where the coronavirus first emerged in late 2019, leads the global count with over 1.86 billion shots as of Aug. 17. India […]
Continue Reading
Tue 17 August 2021: Britain donated 299,700 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to Egypt, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said today, according to Reuters. The shots were shipped via the global COVAX initiative, with the support of UNICEF and WHO, and arrived in Cairo yesterday, a statement added. The shipment was part of a first tranche […]
Continue Reading
Tue 17 August 2021: UK Unemployment fell in June as workers made redundant during the pandemic appeared to respond to a record rise in vacancies to re-enter the labour market and secure a job. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Tuesday that unemployment in the United Kingdom fell to 4.7 percent from April […]
Continue Reading
Tue 17 August 2021: In response to the escalating number of cases of COVID-19 vaccine supply fraud, Interpol issued a global alert to governments on Monday. “INTERPOL has issued a global alert for organized crime groups attempting to defraud governments with fake offers to sell COVID-19 vaccines,” the agency said in a statement. The alert […]
Continue Reading
Mon 16 August 2021: The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has authorised local biotechnology company CapeBio to manufacture rapid COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits. Announcing the approval of the test kits on Monday, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, said the COVID-19 test kits, co-developed by CapeBio and […]
Continue Reading
Mon 16 August 2021: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) began evaluating an anti-inflammatory drug that can be potentially used to treat severe COVID-19 cases, the regulator announced Monday. “EMA has started evaluating the anti-inflammatory medicine RoActemra (tocilizumab) to extend its use to include treatment of hospitalised adult patients with severe COVID-19 who are already receiving […]
Continue Reading
Mon 16 August 2021: More Australians are in lockdown today as a result of a COVID-19 case that traveled from Sydney to the Northern Territory. As the number of cases in New South Wales, Victoria, and the ACT continues to rise, Queensland is preparing to strengthen its border. Coronavirus curfew was also announced on Monday […]
Continue Reading
Mon 16 August 2021: The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has expressed its dismay at reports that some healthcare workers, including doctors, have discouraged patients from getting COVID-19 vaccinations, based on doubts about the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness. SAMA Chairperson, Dr Angelique Coetzee, said the organisation wholly rejects any doubts about the COVID-19 vaccine. “There […]
Continue Reading
Mon 16 August 2021: Turkey on Monday expanded its vaccination campaign to include minors at least 15 years old, as well as those at least 12 years old who suffer from chronic disease. Healthcare workers and other priority groups will also be able to receive their fourth vaccine doses, the Health Ministry announced in a […]
Continue Reading
