Tag: Coronavirus Treatment
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UK begins search for new antiviral drug to treat coronavirus, supplement vaccines
London, April 21, 2021 (AltAfrica)-UK has begun a search for a new antiviral drug intended to treat coronavirus and supplement complement exixting covid vaccines Consequently, Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday launched a government taskforce – modelled on the group that secured UK access to COVID vaccines – to identify the most promising new antiviral medicines. The ... -
Cameroon receives 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China
London, April 12, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Cameroon took delivery on Sunday of 200,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, the first vaccines to arrive in the country, which will enable it inoculate frontline workers as it battles rising cases of coronavirus, the health ministry said. The Central African nation has been hit hard by a second wave ... -
Frontline Chinese medical doctors arrive Ghana to help combat surging coronavirus cases
London, Jan. 19, 2021 (AltAfrica)-China has deployed medical doctors as part of a frontline medical team to Ghana to help the West African country curb the spread of COVID-19, dailymailgh.com has learnt. The team includes 11 doctors in various specialities who have been trained on COVID-19 prevention and treatment, said Zhuang Shaohui, Leader of the medical team Sunday. ... -
US to begin Covid-19 vaccinations on Monday
London, Dec. 13, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The united states, US first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans. Trucks will roll out Sunday morning as shipping companies UPS and FedEx ... -
Africa to vaccinate 60% of population against COVID-19 in 2-3 years
London, Dec. 3, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Africa aims to have 60% of the continent’s population vaccinated against the coronavirus within the next two to three years, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday. The continent of 1.3 billion people has recorded more than 2.2 million confirmed coronavirus infections, according to a Reuters ... -
The wait is over: UK becomes first country to approve coronavirus vaccine for use
London, Dec. 2, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Untied Kingdom on Wednesday became the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use as it announced a rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s drug from next week. “The government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for ... -
Seven more covid-19 vaccines expected by mid 2021- Global pharma group
London, Nov. 28, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Seven more covid-19 vaccine could be available by the middle of next year if they win regulatory approval taking the total number of vaccines to ten But the head of the global pharmaceutical industry group said the inventors would need patent protection . READ ALSO: CANADA, US, EU COULD APPROVE PFIZER ... -
As virus ravages Europe, EU to approve Pfizer-Moderna covid-19 vaccines this year
London, Nov. 20, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The European Union could approve two coronavirus vaccines being tested by Pfizer-BioNTech and by Moderna before the end of next month, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday. Speaking after a video summit of EU leaders, von der Leyen said the European Medicines Agency could give “conditional marketing authorisation… as early as the second ... -
Second study backs efficacy of mouthwash against coronavirus within 30 seconds
London, Nov. 17, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Mouthwash is able to kill COVID-19 within 30 seconds of exposure to it in a laboratory, a scientific study has found. The preliminary findings, which are yet to be peer reviewed, come ahead of a clinical trial investigating whether over-the-counter mouthwash can reduce the levels of coronavirus in a patient’s saliva. The research, ... -
Final breakthrough as Pfizer vaccine offers 90% covid-19 protection
London, Nov. 9, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, a preliminary analysis shows. The developers – Pfizer and BioNTech – described it as a “great day for science and humanity”. READ ALSO: UK FIRM TO TURN MOON ROCK INTO OXYGEN, BUILDING MATERIALS Their vaccine has ...
Spending on Artificial Intelligence Systems in Africa, Middle East to top $374 million in 2020
Celebrating Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man behind breakthrough of Ebola cure
Fifteen gendarmes killed in another attack on Mali camp
Fifteen gendarmes killed in another attack on Mali camp