COVID-19 Updates

AstraZeneca Vaccine is 79% Effective Against Symptomatic Coronavirus - Company

AstraZeneca Vaccine is 79% Effective Against Symptomatic Coronavirus - Company

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine showed 79% efficacy against symptomatic disease and 100% efficacy against severe disease and hospitalization in a new, US-based clinical trial, the company said, Mo…

EU Puts Vaccine Donations to Poor Countries on Hold

EU Puts Vaccine Donations to Poor Countries on Hold

The European Union’s plan to directly donate coronavirus vaccines to poorer nations has been put on ice, a top EU official said Sunday.

AstraZeneca: Germany, France, other European Countries to Resume Use of Vaccine

AstraZeneca: Germany, France, other European Countries to Resume Use of Vaccine

Germany, France and several other EU countries on Thursday have decided to continue using the AstraZeneca vaccine after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) deemed the shot "safe and effective&quo…

India Becomes Third Country to Pass Two Million Cases

India Becomes Third Country to Pass Two Million Cases

More than two million Indians have now tested positive for Covid-19, according to official figures.

Global COVID-19 Caseload Crosses 121.7 Million Mark, India Among Worst-Hit Nations

Global COVID-19 Caseload Crosses 121.7 Million Mark, India Among Worst-Hit Nations

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 121. 7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2. 68 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.

1,000 Reports Received on Adverse Effects of Vaccination

1,000 Reports Received on Adverse Effects of Vaccination

The Extended Programme on Immunisation (EPI) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has received about a 1,000 reports of adverse effects from persons vaccinated against the Covid-19.

EPI Hints of Ghana’s Readiness to Receive Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines

EPI Hints of Ghana’s Readiness to Receive Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines

Ghana’s Program Manager of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), Kwame Amponsa-Akyianu has said that Ghana is getting ready to receive Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for emergency use only if…

Virus Contact Restrictions Threaten Lives of Premature Babies - WHO

Virus Contact Restrictions Threaten Lives of Premature Babies - WHO

Strict rules put in place in maternity wards to stop the spread of the coronavirus could have fatal consequences for premature babies, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

Vaccine Summit Postponed in Germany after AstraZeneca Suspension

Vaccine Summit Postponed in Germany after AstraZeneca Suspension

A coronavirus vaccination summit between Germany's federal and state governments is to be postponed after the suspension of the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, a government spokesman said on Tues…

GHS Raises Pass Percentage for Coronavirus Testing Laboratories to a Minimum of 80%

GHS Raises Pass Percentage for Coronavirus Testing Laboratories to a Minimum of 80%

The establishment of a National Quality Assurance Program for Covid-19 testing laboratories, the first of its kind in Ghana, has raised the cut-off point for laboratories doing Covid-19 testing to…