U.S. will accept mixed doses of vaccines from international travelers
Oct 16, 2021 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said late on Friday that it will accept mixed-dose coronavirus vaccines from international travelers, a boost to travelers…
Send vaccines to Africa and ditch unproven third shot – AU tells rich nations
September 9, 2021 Rich nations would do better to send vaccines to Africa to help fight the global COVID-19 pandemic rather than hoarding them for third-dose booster shots that scientific…
Rivers LG declares wild elephants, hippos as endangered species
Aug. 6, 2021 Mr. Erastus Awortu, Chairman, Andoni local government area in Rivers has declared wild elephants, hippopotamus in the area as endangered species. Awortu made the declaration on Thursday…
Fauci warns ‘things are going to get worse’ with COVID
August 2, 2021 As the US grapples with a surge in the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, Dr. Anthony Fauci believes that lockdowns the country saw last year are…
Emerging infectious diseases increasing Africa’s disease burden – Africa CDC
July 29, 2021 The Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) says the African continent was faced with syndemics, a combination of emerging infectious diseases, which are increasing the disease…
US CDC detects first case of monkeypox “imported” from Nigeria in Texas
July 17, 2021 The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed that a rare case of human monkeypox was detected in Texas, making it the first…
COVID-19: Less than 0.8% of people fully vaccinated in Africa – Officials
June 18, 2021 COVID-19 cases rose by over 20% week-on-week in nearly two dozen African countries and progress on vaccinating Africans is proceeding slowly, with just 0.79% of people on…
Malawi burns nearly 20,000 expired COVID-19 shots despite assurances on shelf life
May 20, 2021 Malawi on Wednesday destroyed 19,610 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines that expired 18 days after arriving, despite assurances from the African Union (AU) and World Health Organisation…
US Appoints Mary Boyd as New CDC Director For Nigeria
April 20, 2021 The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Nigeria on Tuesday said it has now come under fresh leadership with the appointment of Dr. Mary…
Africa CDC says cannot predict when second COVID-19 shots will arrive
April 16, 2021 Many Africans who have received their first COVID-19 vaccine do not know when they will get a second shot because deliveries are delayed, the continent’s top public…