COVID-19 vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in the first year after they were introduced, according to the first large modelling study on the topic released Friday. The study, published…
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United States health authorities on Saturday cleared the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children aged five and younger, in a move President Joe Biden greeted as a “monumental step”…
A panel of experts convened by the US Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday for children under five, the final age group awaiting immunisation in most countries.…
The White House on Thursday said it had an operational plan to deliver 10 million doses of Covid vaccine for the nation’s youngest children by June 20, pending clearance by…
The government of the United Kingdom has offered smallpox vaccines as a remedy for monkeypox infection, as more cases were confirmed in parts of Europe. The UK Health Security Agency…
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Buy African-made COVID-19 vaccines, South Africa’s president tells global agencies
by James Davies
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday urged international organisations backing vaccination against COVID-19 to start buying vaccines from African pharmaceutical companies as one such manufacturer risked halting production for…
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Make COVID-19 drugs, vaccines available to everyone, WHO chief urges global leaders
by James Davies
Oluwatobiloba Jaiyeola The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has urged all leaders around the world to step up efforts to make COVID-19 tests, treatments and…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) country representative, Walter Mulombo, has said Nigeria is expected to receive approximately nine million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccines (OCV). Mr Mulombo said this while…
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World Malaria Day: Procure malaria vaccines to reduce under-five deaths, NMA tells FG
by James Davies
Angela Onwuzoo As Nigeria today joins the global community to mark the 2022 World Malaria Day, President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Innocent Ujah, has asked the Federal Government…
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There’s urgent need for Lassa fever-specific drugs, vaccines —Researcher
by James Davies
LassaOluwatobiloba Jaiyeola A research fellow at the Africa Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Paul Oluniyi, has called for the development of effective Lassa fever-specific therapeutics and vaccines.…