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Moderna to set up its first vaccine plant in Africa in Kenya

March 8, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

U.S. vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that it will build its first African vaccine plant in Kenya, after signing a preliminary agreement with that country […]

Cases of the Omicron variant reported in Rwanda

December 16, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

Rwanda, which has detected six initial cases of the Omicron variant, has announced new restrictions against Covid-19, such as closing nightclubs and extending quarantine for […]

Covid-19: First two cases of the Omicron variant in Mauritius

December 14, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

Two first cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been detected in Mauritius in a person returning from South Africa and in another whose […]

Nigeria: More than one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine expired

December 9, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

Just over one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine are estimated to have expired since November. And these unused doses would constitute one of the biggest […]

Omicron is three times more likely to be reinfected than the Beta and Delta variants

December 7, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

The risk of re-infection with Covid-19 is increased with the Omicron variant, according to a study made by South African scientists, providing the first indication […]

South Africa to launch Africa’s first mRNA vaccine

October 13, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

South Africa, which is pushing for equitable access to vaccines against Covid-19, has embarked on the development of Africa’s first messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine, to […]

Meningitis kills over 100 people in northeastern DRC

September 9, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

A meningitis outbreak has been declared in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 129 deaths have been recorded, the World Health Organization (WHO) office […]

Another new variant of COVID-19 detected in South Africa

September 1, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

Scientists in South Africa say they have detected a new variant of COVID-19. The country’s National Institute of Communicable Diseases announced in a new study […]

Ebola: Guinea doubts the diagnosis of the Ivorian authorities

August 20, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Guinean authorities asked on Thursday to the Ivory Coast to proceed to a new analysis of the young Guinean woman in whom the Ebola […]

Covid-19: Aspen receives €600 million in funding for vaccines in Africa

July 2, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

International donors on Wednesday pledged 600 million euros to the South African pharmaceutical giant Aspen to boost production of coronavirus vaccines in Africa, where only […]

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