COVID-19 Updates

Research Now Backs Routinely Offering Pregnant Women the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine

Research Now Backs Routinely Offering Pregnant Women the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine

New Zealand and Australia will now routinely offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to women at any stage of pregnancy, following an update of vaccination advice.

World Bank, AU to Deploy Vaccines for 400m Africans

World Bank, AU to Deploy Vaccines for 400m Africans

The World Bank and the African Union (AU)’s COVID-19 Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) have announced a decision to work together to deploy vaccines for 400 million Africans.

Ghana will Push for Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines at UN Security Council – Minister

Ghana will Push for Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines at UN Security Council – Minister

Ghana will use her position at the United Nations Security Council to push for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for Africa, Ms Shirley Ayorko Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs…

Ghana will Produce Coronavirus Vaccine Soon - Presidential Advisor on Health

Ghana will Produce Coronavirus Vaccine Soon - Presidential Advisor on Health

The Presidential Advisor on Health has said Ghana is working around the clock to produce its own COVID-19 vaccines.

Vaccine Alert: Don’t Mix AstraZeneca with Sputnik – Vaccine Expert Warns

Vaccine Alert: Don’t Mix AstraZeneca with Sputnik – Vaccine Expert Warns

A Vaccine Expert with the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Research in Accra, Dr Kusi Kwadwo Asamoah, has cautioned the Ghanaian public against mixing the AstraZeneca vaccine with the Sputnik V…

Uganda Records Surge in Coronavirus Cases Amid Alarming Death Rates

Uganda Records Surge in Coronavirus Cases Amid Alarming Death Rates

Uganda recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases in a single day on Tuesday, June 10 since the pandemic began.

Africa has Recorded Over 369 Coronavirus Deaths in the Last 24 Hours

Africa has Recorded Over 369 Coronavirus Deaths in the Last 24 Hours

Africa has recorded a further 369 deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, totalling 133,543 deaths, and an additional 18,670 cases, with the number of infected rising to…

Germany Rolling Out Digital EU Vaccination Pass

Germany Rolling Out Digital EU Vaccination Pass

Germany has started rolling out a digital vaccination pass that can be used across Europe as the continent gears up for the key summer travel season.

WHO Cautions Ghana on Overpriced Procurement of COVID-19 Vaccines

WHO Cautions Ghana on Overpriced Procurement of COVID-19 Vaccines

The Assistant Director-General for Access to Medicines and Health Products at the World Health Organization (WHO), Mariangela Batista Galvao Simao, reports that Ghana and other countries have purchase…

Namibian Doctors Petition Government on Giving Ivermectin to Coronavirus Patients

Namibian Doctors Petition Government on Giving Ivermectin to Coronavirus Patients

More than 30 doctors countrywide have petitioned the Ministry of Health and Social Services and Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC) to urgently grant emergency approval for the administration…