Covid-19 Vaccine: SHOFCO offers to support gov’t in slum vaccination drive

By Agencies,

Ninety-one-year-old Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to be given the Pfizer Covid-19 jab as part of a mass vaccination program rol...

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9 nuns die of COVID-19 after outbreak at convent

By CNN,

Before December 20, there had not been any cases of Covid-19 among the nuns living at the Motherhouse campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in Adrian...

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Bill Gates sees 6-8 month lag for poor countries to get COVID-19 shots

By Reuters,

Poorer countries face a best-case scenario of a 6-8 month lag behind richer nations in getting access to COVID-19 vaccines to protect their population...

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Moderna says possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccine under investigation

By Reuters,

Moderna Inc said on Tuesday it had received a report from California’s health department that several people at a center in San Diego were treated f...

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CS Kagwe says COVID-19 vaccines could be delivered before end of January

By Dorcas Wangira,

The government now says the first batch of vaccines is on the way and Kenyans could begin getting the jabs as soon as this month. Kenya expects to ...

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You can still get infected with Covid-19 after being vaccinated. Here’s why

By CNN,

On December 18, a San Diego emergency room nurse was given a shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. A week later, he tested positive for the virus, CNN affilia...

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Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine appears effective against COVID-19 mutation -study

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Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appears able to protect against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronaviru...

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China approves Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, promises free shots for all citizens

By CNN,

China approved its first homegrown coronavirus vaccine for general public use on Thursday, with officials promising to provide the general public with...

UK regulator approves Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

By CNN,

The United Kingdom has approved another coronavirus vaccine for use, weeks after the country became the first in the world to start inoculating its ci...

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If you want to travel next year, you may need a vaccine passport

By CNN,

Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US and abroad, many people may be dreaming of the day when they can travel, shop and go ...

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Vatican permits use of COVID-19 vaccines made using aborted foetal tissue

By Reuters,

The Vatican told Roman Catholics on Monday that it was morally acceptable to use COVID-19 vaccines even if their production employed cell lines drawn ...

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Kenya to receive 24M doses of COVID-19 vaccine free

By Dorcas Wangira,

Kenya has joined other countries in the rush to secure the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the acting Director General in the Health Ministry Dr. Pa...

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WHO scheme risks failure, leaving poor countries with no COVID-19 vaccines until 2024

By Reuters,

The global scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries faces a “very high” risk of failure, potentially leaving nations home to billio...

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U.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

By Reuters,

The United States said it authorized the use of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, with the first inoculations expected within days, marking a...

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COVID-19 vaccines: What seniors can expect

By CNN,

Covid-19 vaccines are on the way. What should older adults expect? The first candidates, from Pfizer and Moderna, could arrive before Christmas, ac...

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90-year-old Margaret Keenan is first Briton to receive COVID-19 vaccine

By CNN,

The first Briton to get the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine -- 90-year-old Margaret Keenan -- received the first of two doses at University Hospital in Covent...

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US reports 3,100 coronavirus deaths in one day

By CNN,

There were 3,157 Covid-19 deaths reported Wednesday -- an all-time high for the pandemic -- and health care systems are struggling to support the weig...

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UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, first in the world

By Reuters,

Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out...

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California at COVID-19 ‘tipping point’ as Trump administration hopes for vaccines by Christmas

By Reuters,

California’s governor said on Monday the state was at a “tipping point” in the COVID-19 pandemic that would soon overwhelm hospitals as politica...

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Why Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine could do more for the world than other shots

By CNN,

In the days since Oxford University and AstraZeneca unveiled the results of the partnership's Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials, a growing number of que...

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