VACCINE

The federal government of Nigeria said that, a total of 18,291,072, representing 16.4 per cent eligible population, have so far been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of National Primary…

More than one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have now received at least one dose of the first malaria vaccine. Data provided by the UN's World Health Organisation suggests that the pilot programme launched in April 2019 was…

Witwatersrand (Wits) University in Johannesburg is vaccinating students and staff on the campus ahead of the vaccine mandate starting on the 1st of March. Although the university's management stresses the safety of the vaccine and the…

“My libido did not increase nor decrease, it is just normal, I am still very active, I am living my life as a married man, the COVID-19 vaccine did not affect my sexual life, same goes to my wife because she has also taken her…

The Nigerian Labour Congress has cautioned the Federal Government of Nigeria against forcing workers to take the COVID-19 vaccination. The President of the NLC, Mr. Ayuba Wabba gave the warning during a briefing on…

Namibia will suspend its rollout of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, its health ministry said, days after the drugs regulator in neighbouring South Africa flagged concerns about its safety for people at risk of HIV. The Gamaleya…

The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Dr Sidie Mohammed Tunis, has urged community citizens to take the COVID-19 vaccines and shun all forms of conspiracy theories as vaccines are very safe.…

Morocco has launched a campaign this week aimed at providing a third dose of anti covid vaccine to people who have received at least two doses of the vaccine six months ago. Vulnerable people and frontline health workers make up the…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced his intention to introduce a "vaccine passport", amid widespread mistrust of the Covid-19 vaccine in the continent's most affected country. In a televised address to the nation, Mr…

World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas said he would only get the COVID-19 vaccine if it became mandatory to compete in tennis. While the men's ATP Tour has publicly encouraged players to get vaccinated, the 23-year-old Greek is among those…