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40 Kenyans volunteer to take part in human trials for COVID-19 vaccine
By Raquel Muigai, 1106, September 25, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya is in the next few weeks expected to begin its first COVID-19 vaccine trials following approvals by responsible authorities. The trial is spe...

ChAdOx1 , COVID-19 , KEMRI , Prof. Kombe Yeri , vaccine
Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transition of power after Election Day
By CNN, 1103, September 24, 2020 (EAT)
President Donald Trump on Wednesday would not commit to providing a peaceful transition of power after Election Day, lending further fuel to concerns ...

Donald Trump , US Elections
Russia approves first COVID-19 prescription drug for sale in pharmacies
By Reuters, 1822, September 18, 2020 (EAT)
Russia has approved R-Pharm’s Coronavir treatment for outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19 infections and the antiviral drug could be rolled o...

coronavirus
Tokyo Games to decide Covid-19 ‘counter-measures’ by end of year
By Reuters, 1005, September 15, 2020 (EAT)
Organisers are ploughing ahead with the postponed Tokyo Olympics and will decide by the end of the year what “counter-measures” are required to ho...

COVID-19 , IOC , John Coates , olympics , Tokyo
China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November: official
By Reuters, 920, September 15, 2020 (EAT)
Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with the Chinese Center for...

china , coronavirus
IOC confident of safe Tokyo Games, says Bach
By Reuters, 2245, September 9, 2020 (EAT)
The International Olympic Committee has confidence in its preparations and in Japanese government support for next year's Tokyo Olympics, but said all...

IOC , olympics , Thomas Bach , Tokyo 2020
COVID-19 vaccine trial paused after unexplained illness in volunteer
By CNN, 1517, September 9, 2020 (EAT)
Drug giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had paused global trials of its coronavirus vaccine because of an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers....

coronavirus
Putin’s vaccine meets opposition from frontline workers in Russia
By CNN, 1309, September 6, 2020 (EAT)
Vladimir Putin announced the approval of Russia's Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine on August 11 amid much fanfare, saying it works "quite effectively" in...

russia
WHO says world ‘can’t pretend pandemic is over’
By VOA, 1938, September 1, 2020 (EAT)
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that “no country can just pretend the pandemic is over.” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreye...

coronavirus , world health organization
Two European patients re-infected with coronavirus: reports
By Reuters, 1417, August 25, 2020 (EAT)
Two European patients are confirmed to have been re-infected with the coronavirus, according to regional public broadcasters, raising concerns about p...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , europe , Virologist Marion Koopmans
US FDA authorizes convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19
By CNN, 916, August 24, 2020 (EAT)
The US Food and Drug Administration on Sunday issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma to treat Covid-19, saying the "known and p...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , FDA
Kenya joins global condemnation of Mali military takeover
By PSCU, 952, August 21, 2020 (EAT)
African Heads of State have strongly condemned the Mali military takeover during which President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was seized by mutinying soldie...

Boubacar Keita , MALI
Kenyans urged to take children for HPV vaccine, immunization schedules as numbers fall
By Rachel Ombaka, 1910, August 20, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans have been urged to take their children for immunization schedules after health facilities recorded low numbers following service disruption du...

HPV , mwangangi , vaccinations
Magoha: Only Uhuru can decide when schools will reopen
By George Amolo, 1720, August 19, 2020 (EAT)
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha now says that it is only President Uhuru Kenyatta who will decide when schools shall reopen. According to...

coronavirus , magoha
Coronavirus pandemic now driven by younger adults: WHO
By Reuters, 1939, August 18, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it was concerned that the coronavirus pandemic was being driven by people in their 20s, 30s and 40...

coronavirus , Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , World Health Organisation (WHO)
South Africa has reached coronavirus peak, Ramaphosa says
By VOA, 1232, August 18, 2020 (EAT)
South Africa, with the continent’s highest burden of COVID-19, has reached the peak of the pandemic, according to the president and top health offic...

coronavirus , ramaphosa , south africa
U.S. drug developer begins study of COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa
By Reuters, 1130, August 18, 2020 (EAT)
U.S. drug developer Novavax Inc said on Monday it started a mid-stage study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa, as the country exper...

coronavirus , coronavirus vaccine , south africa
Equity Group half-year profit falls by 24pc from higher costs to cover loan defaults
By Citizen Reporter, 1037, August 18, 2020 (EAT)
Equity Group Holdings PLC (EGH) has announced its half year results for the period ended June 30, 2020 reflecting a 24% decline in profitability. P...

Equity , half year profit , James Mwangi
Russia offers to help US with COVID-19 vaccine; US says no
By CNN, 1244, August 14, 2020 (EAT)
Russian officials in Moscow tell CNN they have offered "unprecedented cooperation" with Operation Warp Speed (OWS), the US multi-agency body set up to...

russia
WHO raises concern over rising COVID-19 cases in Kenya
By Dorcas Wangira, 1107, August 13, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns over the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Kenya, which they attribute to laxity and lack of...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , who