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Facts About The South African Coronavirus Variant
First detected in South Africa, the B.1.351 of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread to dozens of countries around the world. Fact Check The B.1.351 is not a different virus. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads around the world, it constantly mutates which leads to the emergence of new strains. The B.1.351 is a variant of the coronavirus.…
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Haiti Yet To Receive Coronavirus Vaccines
Over a year since the Coronavirus hit the world, countries over the world have joined in the vaccination race to win the war against the virus. Unfortunately, it would seem that the nation of Haiti might have been forgotten as new reports claim the country has yet to receive a single dose of the life-saving…
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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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COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Increase After 780m Vaccine Doses Administered
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has raised concerns over increasing cases of deaths and confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the globe. He noted that the increasing figures were being recorded despite 780 million doses of vaccine being administered globally. Ghebreyesus spoke at a media briefing on COVID-19 said that the…
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Scientist Suggests Humans First Contracted COVID From Animals
A new study on the origins of COVID-19 has shown that the virus likely was secondarily transmitted from bats to humans. The joint World Health Organization – China study opined that a likely scenario is another animal transmitted the virus from bats to humans as the Lab leak scenario was `extremely unlikely”. According to a…
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New Research Finds Men More Likely To Die From Covid-19
According to a preliminary analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) carried out in 28 African countries, women are slightly less likely to die from COVID-19 than men. The analysis which is based on gender-sensitive COVID-19 epidemiological data provided by countries revealed that women account for around 41 per cent of COVID-19 cases but with…
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A New Pandemic? Here’s All You Need To Know About The Nipah Virus
While the world focuses on the novel coronavirus, new reports are cautioning on a potential outbreak of another virus called the Nipah Virus. First reported in Nipah, Malaysia in 1998, outbreaks have subsequently occurred in parts of North East India, Singapore, Philippines and most recently China. The Nipah virus outbreak in China had a fatality…
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Fact-Check : WHO Did Not Disqualify Nigeria From Global Vaccine Bid
Contrary to the news making the rounds, The World Health Organisation (WHO) has not disqualified Nigeria from the global vaccine bid. According to Public Health Epidemiologist and WHO Representative, Kazadi Mulombo, Nigeria as a member state of the COVAX facility can not be disqualified from accessing an approved vaccine for their population. The Truth? Matshidiso…
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WHO: 130 Countries, 2.5 billion People Yet To Be vaccinated
The World Health Organisation has disclosed that about 130 countries, with 2.5 billion people, are yet to administer a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine. This disclosure was made by the WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus at a regular press briefing on COVID-19, in Geneva. “Around 130 countries, with 2.5 billion people, are yet to administer…
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Covid-19: WHO To Initiate Plan For Global Vaccine Rollout
WHO plans to approve several COVID-19 vaccines from western and Chinese manufacturers in the coming weeks and months, be rolled out globally so that poorer countries can start their inoculation as disclosed in a document published on Wednesday January 20. The health organization aims for rapid vaccine releases in poorer countries. COVAX, a global scheme co-led by…