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Russian Vaccine 3 Times More Expensive in Africa
Africa will be paying more for Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine than it is for Oxford/AstraZeneca, Novavax, and other ‘western’…
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Nigeria to Get 4M Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine Next Week
Nigeria will get 4 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine next week in the first tranche of Covax facility consignment to…
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Ghana Receives First Shipment of Covid-19 Vaccine through Covax
Ghana this week became the first African country to receive a shipment of coronavirus vaccines through the World Health Organisation’s…
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Revamping Nigeria’s Education System During and Beyond Covid-19
Before the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic stalled learning for students in Nigeria, the nation’s education system was facing an epidemic of…
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Standard Bank Gets Global Award for SME Support Amid Covid
Standard Bank has been recognised among the top banks globally in its efforts to provide relief to local small and…
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Covid-19: UK Reaches Vaccination Target, Administers First Doses to 15M People
The United Kingdom said Sunday that it had reached its goal of giving at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot to…
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Africa’s Recovery From Covid-19 Will be Slow
Whereas rich countries aim to vaccinate most people by the middle of this year, John Nkengasong, the head of Africa…
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Arthritis Drug Can Prevent Covid-19 Deaths – Study
A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, tocilizumab, could reduce the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) disease…
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Covid-19: South Africa Mulls Swapping AstraZeneca Vaccine
The move by South Africa to trade the AstraZeneca jab comes as the government tries to tame the fast-spreading variant.…
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Covid-19: Pfizer to Cut Vaccine Production Time By 50%
American drugmaker Pfizer has said it plans to reduce the amount of time it takes to produce a batch of…
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