The Government of Uganda has confirmed that there is a new case of the coronavirus strain first detected in South Africa. They further said there is also a case of the variant detected first in Nigeria. The World Health Organization said the South African B1.351 first came on its radar in South Africa and has now spread across at least ...
Read More »Country Music Star Dolly Parton Gets Vaccinated Against Covid-19
American country music star Dolly Parton received her first dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine. She said she got a ‘’dose of her own medicine’’ because she helped fund its creation. To celebrate the occasion, she cheekily remade her classic oldie ‘’Jolene.’’ She went on social media on Tuesday to announce that she had received the vaccine. She wrote on ...
Read More »UK Grants AstraZeneca Approval For Its Coronavirus Vaccine
As the fight against the coronavirus continues globally, the U.K has approved the use of another coronavirus vaccine by AstraZeneca. The vaccine was made in collaboration with Oxford University and it comes 3 weeks after the U.K. became the first nation to roll out the Pfizer vaccine. The UK considers the vaccine very important for vaccination efforts in developing countries ...
Read More »Australia Set To Release 85 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine
Australia says it will be able to avail up to 85 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by January. It will however, depend on the results of two promising trials that show signs of success. Australian prime minister Scott Morrison said the country struck two deals to roll out free vaccines in 2021 if approved. And by January, Australia’s 25 ...
Read More »India Registers Over 90,000 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours
India, as of September 7, has registered over 90,000 new Covid-19 cases in one day. This made it the highest number of cases in India or any other country in the world in a single day. India overtook Brazil in the total number of cases registered putting it second to the United States that still has the highest number of ...
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