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Over 800 migrants rescued at sea head to Italy
London, May 2, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Two Italian ports faced an influx of hundreds of migrants on Saturday, as a charity ship sailed toward a Sicilian ... -
WHO approves Moderna as 4th covid vaccine
London, May 1, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organisation (WHO) has given the go-ahead for emergency use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The mRNA vaccine from ... -
Children’s covid vaccines ready as BioNTech seeks approval in Europe
London, April 29, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The German vaccine manufacturer BioNTech says it is set to request the authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine for children over ... -
UK orders 60m extra doses of Pfizer vaccine for keeps till Autumn
London, April 29, 2021 (AltAfrica)-An extra 60 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine have been ordered by the UK government as it puts ... -
Israel investigates 62 incidents of heart inflammation cases after Pfizer jab
London, April 27, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Israel is examining dozens of cases where people experienced heart inflammation after receiving Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s coronavirus vaccine. Health officials are ... -
COVID-19: UK donates ventilators to India as country faces oxygen crisis
London, April 25, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Ventilators are among more than 600 pieces of life-saving medical equipment being sent from the UK to India as the ... -
Be careful of coronavirus infection from Rats-UK Scientists Warn
London, April 25, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Rats could pick up coronavirus from sewage and pass it back to humans, sparking new outbreaks, UK scientists have warned. ... -
Covid Crisis: India waives customs duties on imported oxygen, Covid vaccines for 3 months
London, April 24, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Importers of oxygen and covid vaccines into India will pay no import duties as part of plans to arrest the ... -
UK apologises over failure to commemorate black, Asian troops who died fighting for the British Empire
London, April 22, 2021 (AltAfrica)-UK has apologised for the failures of successive govt to properly commemorate black and Asian troops who died in World ...
