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www.aframnews.com Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5-11. The move has garnered criticism and speculation about the vaccine’s effectiveness and health risks for children. Many parents are still unsure and are looking for more information about the vaccine for their children, […]
A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
[MAP] Rabat -- Members of the Bureau of the House of Representatives expressed their pride over the constant high royal solicitude towards citizens, after the decision of HM King Mohammed VI to adopt the free of charge vaccine against the Covid-19 pandemic for the benefit of all Moroccans.
[Premium Times] Governor Fintiri says the introduction of the second dose vaccine was part of renewed efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality rate from measles
Dr. Anthony Fauci sat with Dr. Wayne Frederick, president of Howard University, and Ambrose Lane Jr. on behalf of the... View Article
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Legendary singer Dionne Warwick has been trending all over social media lately. Now the music vet is making headlines once... View Article
The post Dionne Warwick responds to Wendy Williams: 'There is no need for you to say my name' appeared first on TheGrio.
[Nairobi News] Condolences messages by Deputy President William Ruto and Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua to the family of late Dr Stephen Mogusu, who died from Covid-19, was not well received by a section of Kenyans.
The Western Cape has seen a whopping 53.4% increase in new Covid-19 cases in the last week.
The top 10 songs of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu (a playlist of the songs can be found here ): 1. Keedron Bryant, “I Just Wanna Live”: During times of turmoil and unrest, people respond differently. Some protest. Some cry. And some sing. Following the gruesome death of George Floyd, Johnnetta […]
The post AP’s song of the year: Keedron Bryant’s ‘I Just Wanna Live’ appeared first on DefenderNetwork.com.
By Joséphine Li For the beleaguered restaurant industry, the news of a vaccine that could bring an end to the Covid-19 pandemic is not coming fast enough. A great number of restaurants are on the verge of closing down. According to research conducted by […]
The post Due to Coronavirus, 10,000 American restaurants are expected to close in the next 3 weeks appeared first on The New York Beacon.
DR. KEVIN SNEED BY MONIQUE STAMPS Sentinel Staff Writer As the world endures month after month of the COVID-19 pandemic, messages about a vaccine seem to be promising. However, the rollout of the vaccine is not firm and distribution to regular citizens is unknown. Dr. Kevin Sneed, Senior Associate Vice President of USF […]
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
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The first wave of coronavirus vaccines should reach the public this week, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending that all adults receive the vaccination in 2021.
While the CDC said there should be enough doses for as many as 20 million people to receive vaccination by the end of December, health officials expect a much larger supply in the coming months.
Continue reading Will the Black Community Get Shut out From COVID Vaccination? at The New Journal and Guide.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with science writer and medical ethicist Harriet Washington about the factors that contribute to vaccine skepticism among communities of color and ways to address them.
The MSR took to the streets to ask community members if they would take the vaccine when it's made available to the broader public.
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[Africa In Fact] Abuja Declaration: broken promises
The Toshao of Warapoka in Region One, Alan Henry yesterday said that the COVID-19 infection rate in the community of 500 may be much higher as not much testing is being done.
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has sounded the alarm about the increasing number of coronavirus deaths in the U.S. With approximately 273,000 reported deaths in 2020, Dr. Redfield said this week that the nation is on course to reach about 450,000 deaths by February. “These next few months might be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation,” Dr. Redfield stated. Despite the grim outlook, the CDC announced it had reduced the recommended minimum quarantine time for those […]
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Meet Natasha Joubert: She's now SA's pick for Miss Universe 2020 - and the dog-loving marketing graduate has plenty to say about her new role...
Bravo’s latest installment of their hit reality TV franchise, The Real Housewives, is surely bringing the ice-cold chill and intense... View Article
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Days after Rep. Cynthia Johnson was harassed for her criticism of Rudy Giuliani, Michigan Republicans removed her from committee posts for sharing what they called a threatening video on Facebook.
Jamaican Professor Kevin Fenton has been named on the Powerlist 2021 as the second most influential black person in Britain for his role in the fight against the novel coronavirus. The annual Powerlist honours the most powerful people of African,...
Western Bureau: Tourism Minster Edmund Bartlett has rejected claims that the tourism industry is to blame for the recent spike in COVID-10 cases, especially in the western region, instead blaming locals for their blatant disregard for the orders...
More Americans have been getting flu shots this year, apparently heeding the advice of health officials fearful of a flu and coronavirus double pandemic, public health officials said Wednesday. But the flu vaccination rate for Black children is down, fueling worries that Black Americans may be turning away from shots. “It’s certainly a point of […]
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When Dr. Deborah Birx was brought into President Donald Trump’s orbit to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, shehad a sterling... View Article
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[Centre 4s] Nouakchott -- In the Sahel, with Covid 19, 2020 will be a pivotal year in the fight against armed groups, some of which are supported from outside. Moreover, a year of Partnerships and quest for coherence in cooperative policies. Finally, a year of thinking on the responsibility to deliver, and thus to putting an end to conflicts. Despite Covid19 perverse effects and an increasing internationalisation. Covid 19, terrorism and humanitarian crises
Pharmaceutical distributor AvKare is voluntarily recalling 100mg sildenafil tablets and 100mg trazodone tablets due to a 'product mix-up,' the company just announced. The tablets were 'inadvertently packaged together' when they were bottled by a third-party vendor. Sildenafil is the active ingredient in Viagra, which is used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Trazodone is used […]
With the pandemic still raging and shutdowns once again looming due to the rising numbers we don't expect things to get better anytime soon, but we hope for the safety of everyone that these kind of incidents are left behind in 2020 with all the other f*ckery we've been forced to live with.
A white biker charged in the killing of a 27-year-old Black woman in Oklahoma told authorities \"I'm glad I killed that f--king b---h,\" after confessing to
By ELANA SCHOR and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press Jewish Americans from a variety of branches of the faith are celebrating Hanukkah with smaller-than-usual gatherings this year, in hopes of keeping the year-end holiday safe but still joyful as coronavirus cases spike across the country. Many Jewish Americans are already accustomed to more intimate celebrations of a holiday focused more on the home than on the synagogue, including Haredim or ultra-Orthodox communities. So the recent successful Supreme Court challenge to New York restrictions on in-person worship by some Orthodox groups won't mean much as far as their Hanukkah plans. But […]
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