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Tunisia Health System Crumbles As Covid-19 Cases Surge
Tunisian hospitals are currently struggling with bed and staff shortages amid a surge of Covid-19 cases. Patients are currently been moved from beds to wheelchairs and floors as hospitals have no way to manage the increasing daily inflow of patients. Sana Kraiem, whose mother was moved from a general bed to a wheelchair in the…
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Malta Reports No Covid-19 Cases, Vaccinates 75% Of Its Population
Malta has reported zero new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the first time this has happened since July 25, 2020. As the country gradually eases off the months-long lockdown, with bars and restaurants allowed to reopen for the first time since October, the health ministry has announced that the nation has…
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South Africa To Resume Inoculation With J&J Vaccine
South Africa has announced it will resume its vaccination rollout with Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine following a temporary suspension for a possible link between the jab and blood clots. The government announced that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered again starting from Wednesday. It had been put on hold after six people in the…
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Congo Launches Vaccination Campaign Amidst Vaccine Distrust
The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an elaborate vaccination campaign aimed at dispelling doubts and suspicions about the AstraZeneca vaccine. Health Minister Eteni Longondo, who was among the first to receive an injection at the University of Kinshasa’s Faculty of Medicine said the vaccine posed no medical or spiritual dangers to people who take…
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Lagos Vaccinate Over 12,000 Residents In Two Days
Lagos State has vaccinated a total of 12,720 people in two days of the commencement of its vaccination exercise. The state, which had flagged off its vaccination exercise, disclosed that 268 persons were vaccinated on March 12 and 4,954 received the shot on March 15 and the cumulative total rose to 12,720 on March 17.…
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NPHCDA: Over 50% Nigerians Will Take Covid-19 Vaccine
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has disclosed that over 50 percent of Nigerians have admitted that they will take the Covid-19 vaccines. The agency compared the result to it’s earlier studies which showed that up to 75 percent of Nigerians said they will not take it. NPHCDA CEO, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, said this…
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3.9M COVAX: 5 States Received 29% Of AstraZeneca Vaccine
Out of the 36 states, five states received a larger share of the 3.92 million Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine secured by the Nigerian government. Since commencement of the distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Nigeria, Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Kaduna and Plateau has received a total of 1.14million doses. This, according to calculations, is about 29 percent of…
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UPDATE: 18 Countries Suspend Use Of AstraZeneca Vaccine
No fewer than 18 countries have suspended the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine administration across the world after reports of blood clots in people vaccinated were reported. The suspension is coming despite the World Health Organisation(WHO) and European regulators expressing confidence in its safety. Twentyten had earlier reported that 9 countries suspended the administration of…
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Global Increase In Covid-19 Vaccine Enthusiasm
As the world battles with growing cases of Covid-19, a recent Ipsos MORI poll has found that vaccine hesitancy is now transitioning into a global enthusiasm for access. The issue of supply has recently made the rounds with AstraZeneca informing the European Commission that there would be a major shortfall in the number of doses it is…
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Spain Imposes New Travel Ban On UK Tourists Till After Summer
Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has ordered a new travel ban that restricts British tourists from holidaying in Spain until the end of summer, when the majority of the population has been vaccinated. This ban comes as the Spanish Health Ministry reported 41,576 new coronavirus cases, the highest number registered in a 24-hour period since…