Health
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Covid-19: World Bank readies emergency vaccine fund for 30 African countries
London, March 3, 2021 (AltAfrica)-An emergency covid vaccine fund to help about 30 African countries access COVID-19 vaccines is underway from the World Bank ... -
Egypt to receive another 300,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine
London, March 3, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Egypt will receive 300,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccines developed by China’s Sinopharm as a gift, Health Minister Hala Zayed ... -
Morocco bans flights from Belgium, Italy over covid-19
London, March 2, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Morocco has added Italy and Belgium to the list of countries with which to suspend air links, in order to ... -
New study says Pfizer Covid vaccine may not be very effective on obese people
London, March 2, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Covid vaccine from Pfizer could be less effective when used on obese people, a new study has found. Italian scientists ... -
Nigerian president, Buhari to emulate 4 African leaders who publicly received covid-jab
London, March 2, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari and some other cabinet members are to receive the COVID-19 vaccine jab “in the open”. This ... -
Israel offers travellers tracking bracelet as alternative to hotel quarantine
London, March 2, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Israel is offering coronavirus electronic bracelet to citizen returning home from abroad as alternative to mandatory hotel quarantine International arrivals ... -
Nigeria launches online registration for covid vaccination ahead of rollout
London, March 2, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria has launched a new web portal to ensure effective online registration for eligible Nigerians who are interested in receiving ... -
Ghana to distribute covid vaccines by drone, UPS
London, March. 1, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The world’s first national-scale drone delivery service, Zipline, has announced a successful collaboration with UPS and The UPS Foundation to ...
