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U.S. calls for pause on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
By Reuters,
1512, April 13, 2021 (EAT)
U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine after six recipients dev...
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Rwanda, South Africa set to begin development & manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa
By Sam Ogina,
809, April 13, 2021 (EAT)
A meeting of the Africa Union and Africa CDC brought together Africa heads of States in a brainstorming session over the continents preparedness or la...
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Africa CDC seeking alternative COVID-19 vaccines amid supply hitch
By Dorcas Wangira,
752, April 12, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya, just like the rest of Africa still has a long way to go, compared to high income countries in the developed world, in realizing the desired her...
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Blow to Sputnik vaccine importers in Kenya as Gov’t locks out private sector in roll-out plan
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1411, April 8, 2021 (EAT)
No private entity will be involved in the Phase 1 procurement of COVID-19 vaccines in Kenya, the Ministry of Health has declared. According to Heal...
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‘Do not travel to Kenya,’ US gov’t warns its citizens over COVID-19 risk
By Benjamin Muriuki,
753, April 8, 2021 (EAT)
The United States government has issued a travel advisory asking it's citizens not to travel to Kenya due to increased risk of COVID-19. This is af...
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Those vaccinated twice can gather unmasked and indoors for Easter: CDC
By CNN,
1135, April 3, 2021 (EAT)
People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can safely gather for Easter on Sunday -- both indoors and without masks, the US Centers for Di...
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Gov’t sponsored COVID-19 vaccines depleted at Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi
By Citizen Reporter,
1036, March 31, 2021 (EAT)
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi has announced a temporary suspension of government sponsored COVID-19 vaccination. Also Read: DP Ruto, wi...
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Gov’t admits second consignment of COVID-19 vaccines delayed
By Dorcas Wangira,
749, March 31, 2021 (EAT)
130,575 people have received their first dose almost a month since Kenya received its consignment of 1.12 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccin...
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Equity full-year profit falls by 12 per cent to Ksh.19.8 billion
By Kepha Muiruri,
1152, March 29, 2021 (EAT)
Equity Group has reported an 11.6 per cent decline in 2020 full-year earnings with profit down at Ksh.19.8 billion from Ksh.22.4 billion in 2019. T...
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To shave or not to shave? How beards may affect COVID-19 risk
By CNN,
1251, March 24, 2021 (EAT)
Growing a beard may seem as harmless as committing to elastic waistbands, as far as pandemic trends go. But for some, choosing to forego shaving could...
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Equity Group Holdings plans Trans-Africa expansion with Ksh.11B loan
By Citizen Reporter,
2044, March 23, 2021 (EAT)
Equity Group Holdings (EGH) has signed a USD $100 million loan (Ksh 11 Billion) facility to support its expansion across Eastern and Central Africa, e...
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What we know about Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine and how it differs from Pfizer’s
By CNN,
1021, March 23, 2021 (EAT)
Moderna's coronavirus vaccine is similar to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that was the first Covid-19 vaccine authorized and shipped out to the first Am...
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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to Covid outbreak
By CNN,
946, March 20, 2021 (EAT)
Former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort has closed its dining room and suspended beach club services to guests due to a Covid-19 outbreak am...
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Equity signs Ksh.11B credit facility with European development banks
By Citizen Reporter,
2218, March 10, 2021 (EAT)
Equity Group Holdings Plc. has signed a US $100 million (Ksh. 11billion) loan facility with Team Europe, Germany’s DEG, the Netherlands FMO and the ...
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U.S. optimistic athletes will be vaccinated ahead of Olympics
By Reuters,
1015, March 11, 2021 (EAT)
U.S. Olympic athletes are on track to be vaccinated for the novel coronavirus sooner than expected and well ahead of this summer’s Tokyo Games, lead...
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What can fully vaccinated people do?
By CNN,
2142, March 10, 2021 (EAT)
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued long-awaited guidance on what fully vaccinated people can safely do, and with it, an opening:...
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Pangolins in the dock: Is the mammal really guilty as charged?
By Dorcas Wangira,
934, March 1, 2021 (EAT)
The pangolin is the world’s most trafficked mammal. No one truly knows its conservation status in Kenya. When COVID-19 broke out in early 2020, some...
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White House hopes majority of public schools will be reopened by April
By VOA,
858, February 22, 2021 (EAT)
The United States is struggling to reopen its public schools across the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, but the White House said Sunday it is h...
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Africa COVID-19 deaths cross 100K after second wave – Reuters tally
By Reuters,
1419, February 19, 2021 (EAT)
Africa COVID-19 deaths surpassed 100,000 on Friday, a fraction of those reported on other continents but rising fast as a second wave of infections ov...
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Equity BCDC unveils new identity in DRC
By Citizen Reporter,
1206, February 12, 2021 (EAT)
Equity Banque Commercial du Congo (Equity BCDC) has launched its new identity following the successful merger of Equity Bank Congo (EBC) and Banque Co...
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