Tag: Vaccines
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COVID-19 vaccine coming sooner than later-Bill Gates
London, April 25, 2020 (AltAfrica)-U.S. billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates, said a vaccine for the rampaging COVID-19 disease may come between 18-24 months. He said on NBC Today Show on Friday that there is evidence that this timeline may come to pass. According to the Microsoft co-founder, usually a vaccine takes over five years. READ ALSO: US, ... -
Ghana begins human trials for two locally made vaccines for Coronavirus
London, April 18, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Director-General of the Ghana Standard Authority, Professor Alex Dodoo, says eight proposed vaccines for treating COVID-19 by Ghanaians are being evaluated for its safety and will be ready before the end of 2020. According to him, two out of the eight vaccines have already begun human trials in different laboratories around the world. ... -
South Africa halts search for HIV/AIDS cure after trial vaccine fails test
Edited by Olabisi Adesina London, Feb. 4, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The latest attempt at an HIV vaccine has failed, as researchers announced Monday they have stopped giving the experimental shots in a major study. READ ALSO: SLOVENIA INAUGURATES FIRST MOSQUE AFTER 50 YEARS The study had enrolled more than 5,400 people since 2016 in South Africa, a ... -
Apprehension across Africa after more new polio cases linked to vaccine
London, Nov. 26, 2019 (AltAfrica)-African countries have expressed serious apprehension after four more countries reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine, as global health numbers show there are now more children being paralyzed by viruses originating in vaccines than in the wild. In a report late last week, the World Health Organization ... -
Algeria, Botswana, 7 other African countries agree to pool resources for affordable life-saving vaccines
London, Nov. 8, 2019 (AltAfrica)-In bid to provide life saving vaccines for their citizens, nine African countries have agreed to work towards pooled procurement mechanisms by first sharing vital information on their vaccine purchasing practices, including the prices they pay and their suppliers. Sharing information and ultimately pooling their orders will better leverage their individual ... -
Africa countries plan to manufacture own vaccines for better, cheaper healthcare
Vaccinations save lives, but African countries almost always have to import the necessary serums. Now some governments are talking about producing vaccines locally — but it’s not that simple . London, November 7, 2018 (AltAfrica)-Africa’s dilemma is clearly illustrated by two sets of statistics: Almost 17 percent of the world’s population live on the continent ...
