South Africa reports first death causally linked to Covid vaccine
August 4, 2022 South Africa’s health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine, the first time such…
Pfizer to sell all its patented drugs at nonprofit price to 45 low-income countries
May 25, 2022 Pfizer Inc will make all of its patented medicines including COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid and big-selling breast cancer drug Ibrance available at a not-for-profit price to 45 of…
WHO backs Pfizer’s oral COVID therapy for high-risk patients
April 22, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday endorsed the use of Pfizer Inc’s oral COVID-19 antiviral treatment in high-risk patients after an analysis of trial data by…
Over 1m children in 3 African countries have received first malaria vaccine doses – WHO
April 22, 2022 …Says vaccine could save the lives of an additional 40,000 to 80,000 children annually World Health Organisation (WHO) says one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi…
Poorer nations shun AstraZeneca COVID vaccine – Document
April 14, 2022 Countries declined to receive nearly 35 million AstraZeneca doses, opting to replace them with vaccines manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Moderna, the document says….
WTO chief welcomes COVID shot patent plan, drugmakers balk
March 17, 2022 The World Trade Organization (WTO) praised a provisional deal to waive patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines after more than a year of deadlock, though drugmakers said the…
S.Africa allows use of Merck COVID pill but government not buying
Feb. 18, 2022 South Africa’s government said it was not planning to buy Merck’s COVID-19 treatment pill molnupiravir on Thursday for cost reasons, despite the drug gaining approval from the…
Africa vaccine manufacturing drive is for long term – CDC
Feb. 10, 2022 …Says still talking to Merck, Pfizer about COVID pills John Nkengasong, Director, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Thursday said Africa’s vaccine production would…
EU drug regulator okays Pfizer COVID pill for high-risk patients
Jan. 28, 2022 The European Union’s drug regulator on Thursday gave the green light to Pfizer Inc’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for treating adults at risk of severe illness, as the…
Africa calls for donated vaccines with shelf life of 3 to 6 monthsÂ
Jan. 20, 2022 Africa’s top public health bodies on Thursday called for donated COVID-19 vaccines to come with a shelf life of three to six months so countries could plan…