India Donates 50,000 Doses of Covid-19 Vaccines To Ghana
The Government of India has donated 50,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Ghana. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ghana, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, was joined by Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, in receiving the vaccines on Friday, Marcy 5, 2021. In a short statement to receive the vaccines at the Kotoka International […]
Why COVID-19 vaccinators are not wearing gloves
It has been explained that the wearing of gloves is not part of the protocols for the COVID-19 vaccination programme. The protocol is that, the vaccinator sanitizes the hands after every process and intermittently washes the hands. According to Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, “that is the most important thing to do,” […]
COVID-19: Ghana To Receive Compensation For Vaccine Side Effects
Ghana is among 92 countries that will receive a no-fault compensation claim of serious side effects for people who are vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine acquired from the COVAX facility. This follows an agreement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that a no-fault-lump sum would be provided for serious COVAX vaccine side effects to reduce […]
Diana Hamilton receives Covid-19 vaccine | Watch Video
Award-winning gospel musician, Mrs Diana Hamilton, has received the Covid-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom. According to her, she took the vaccine a few weeks ago and had wanted to share it immediately with fans and followers. However, she decided to undergo a bit of monitoring following the numerous stories and misconceptions about the vaccines. “People […]
UK Approves Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine for Mass roll out
The United Kingdom (UK) has become the first country in the world to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for public use. The UK government approved the vaccine on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. According to the government, it will start rolling out the vaccine from next week. “The Government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent […]
Japan to give free COVID-19 vaccine to all residents
The Japanese Government has confirmed that all of its residents will get free coronavirus vaccines under a bill passed on Wednesday, December 2, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases. The bill, which says the government will cover all vaccine costs for Japan’s 126 million residents, was approved by the upper house of […]
Covid-19 Vaccine: Pfizer Seeks Emergency Approval From FDA
Pfizer and BioNTech have sought an emergency approval of their coronavirus vaccine from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in the US. The two companies made the application on Friday, November 20, 2020, days after they announced that their vaccine has been found to be 90 percent effective against coronavirus. In the event that the […]
Coronavirus: UK to begin human trial for vaccine this week
Oxford University researchers will begin human trials of a potential vaccine on Thursday, says Health Secretary Matt Hancock. United Kingdom (UK) reports 823 more coronavirus deaths in hospitals, following post-weekend dip in Monday’s figure Infections in London peaked a week ago and are now falling but cases in the rest of UK remain high, officials […]
