Abuja — The federal government has said a total of 71,477,351 Nigeria residents have been fully vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccines as at April 1, 2023, representing 61.6 percent of the targeted eligible population. In addition, government said another 82,474,931 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine. In a bid to reverse poor […]
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Nigeria is yet to meet the 70 percent COVID-19 target two years after it commenced vaccination, the Federal Government has said. It, however, noted that for the country to achieve herd immunity, about 70 to 90 percent of the population needed to be immune to a disease, either by contracting the disease and recovering or […]
IN SHORT: There is no data to support the claim of a 4,070% increase in miscarriages and stillbirths as a result of taking the Covid mRNA vaccine. In fact, maternal health experts recommend that pregnant women take the vaccine to prevent life-threatening complications. In a tweet circulating in South Africa in March 2023, Simone Gold, […]
Some countries in East, Southern and Western Africa have moved towards a green economy after the havoc caused by COVID-19 pandemic. It was gathered that the move will help tackle climate change in the continent. At a public roundtable on the integration of climate change commitments into macroeconomic recovery responses post COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from […]
The head of the UN World Health Organization on Thursday spoke out forcefully against “misinformation on social media and in the mainstream media” which has falsely alleged that a new global pandemic accord being negotiated, would allow the WHO to override national sovereignty relating to a future outbreak. Briefing correspondents in Geneva at his regular […]
Many people have persistent symptoms after recovering from COVID, a condition termed “long COVID“. The UK’s Office for National Statistics estimates 1.8 million people in the UK have long COVID symptoms at least 12 weeks after their initial infection. Long COVID symptoms can include extreme fatigue, headaches, problems with concentration and memory (known as “brain […]
The International Labour Organisation, ILO, has called on countries across the globe to improve the working conditions and earnings of key workers who were essential during the COVID-19 crisis. According to a new ILO “World Employment and Social Outlook 2023” report, this is important to fully reflect their contribution to society and their importance in […]
Good sexual and reproductive health is important for the quality of life for all people, yet there are myriad challenges to ensuring this for cisgender and transgender women and girls around the world. Contraception, protection from sexually transmitted infections, maternity care, safe abortion care, counselling and self-care tools are all important enablers for women to […]
About 12,300 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines under the Ministry of Health’s “COVAX Vaccine Program” on Friday, November 5 arrived through the Airport of Harper for the next phase of vaccinations in Maryland, Grand Kru, River Gee and Sinoe counties. The initiative is in continuation of efforts by the Ministry of Health (MoH) […]
“THEY used to call us heroes and heroines on the frontline, but now they want to let us go.” These were the sentiments of a group of about 50 former Covid-19 volunteers who yesterday protested at the Ministry of Health and Social Services’ head office in Windhoek, demanding permanent jobs. The group members say their […]
Cape Town — No travel restriction will be imposed on or by South Africa following collaborative efforts with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and additional scientists, despite the discovery of the first case of the XBB.1.5 Covid-19 sub-variant, otherwise known as “Kraken”, in the country. According to Minister of Health Joseph Phaahla, the new variant […]
The federal government yesterday said it would step up surveillance at all the country’s international airports and trigger the now relaxed scientific approach, including asking travellers to fill health forms, in addition to checking their temperature, in response to the surge in spread of COVID-19. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire disclosed this yesterday while […]
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says for now, government will not impose any internal restrictions as a result of the emergence of a newly found sub-variant of the COVID-19 virus. The first instance of the XBB.1.5 sub-variant was detected in South Africa in December and reported earlier this month. Phaahla explained that XBB.1.5 is a […]
Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula says the Covid-19 XBB.1.5 variant is not new but it is a sub-variant of the Omicron, adding the two cases reported in the country have recovered. He told New Era yesterday that there are no new developments on the variant in the country but encouraged Namibians to get vaccinated. “The […]
Cape Town — Drought-Struck Mandela Bay Sees Taps Run Dry The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality (NMBM) has said it cannot meet the water demand of 286 megalitres a day as the the ongoing drought resulted in severe water shortages, Times Live reports. The NMBM called on residents to immediately reduce their water consumption after dam […]
Cape Town — Eskom CEO says he was poisoned Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter has opened a case with the South African Police Service after he says he drank coffee laced with cyanide a day after his resignation on December 12, 2022, According to News24. De Ruyter will leave the power utility in March of […]
Health minister Kalumbi Shangula says Namibia is prepared for the Omicron XXB subvariant of the novel coronavirus and the public should not panic. Shangula told The Namibian on Sunday that the Ministry of Health and Social Services has since 2021 been prepared to handle an outbreak of the Omicron novel coronavirus variant. “We have dealt […]
The Department of Health says that a widely shared social media post, purportedly by the Ministry of Health, calling for the return of face masks, is fake. The fake post instructed all members of the public to return to wearing face masks in public places in the wake of an apparent detection of a new […]