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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 […]

Guinea declares official end to resurgent Ebola outbreak

June 21, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

This time, Guinea defeated the Ebola virus disease that reappeared in the south of the country in last February. National health authorities quickly implemented the […]

Malaria: RTS,S vaccine shown to be effective on children

April 22, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

It is the first and only vaccine in the world to be effective against malaria in children. It is the RTS,S vaccine. And so far, […]

Covid-19: Senegal aims to produce its own vaccine

April 16, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

According to the World Health Organization, less than 2% of vaccine doses have been administered in Africa. Most of this vaccine comes from the WHO-led […]

Covid-19: Ghana receives world’s first shipment of free vaccines

February 25, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The plane landed this Wednesday morning in Accra for the world’s first delivery of Covax vaccines. These free doses are expected to smooth out the […]

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