[ad_1] The founder and leader of the opposition Ethiopian Democratic Party, Lidetu Ayalew, was banned from traveling to the United States last night. This is the second time that Lidetu has been prevented from traveling to the US for medical treatment related to heart problems. He was previously banned from …
Read More »Tanzanian President Dies at 61 –
[ad_1] Addis Ababa, March 18, 2021 (Walta) –Tanzanian President John Magufuli has died at age 61, the country’s vice president announced.. He died of heart complications on Wednesday at a Dar es Salaam hospital, Samia Suluhu Hassan said in a speech on state television. Magufuli had not been seen in …
Read More »The European Commission proposes a Digital Green Certificate for travel
[ad_1] The European Commission has been busy, announcing that it wants to create a Digital Green Certificate to aid safe free movement within the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Digital Green Certificate will be “proof” that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, received a negative test result, or …
Read More »Moderna and IBM Partner on COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain, Distribution Data Exchange
[ad_1] The companies intend to explore technologies, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the hybrid cloud, that could help support smarter management of the COVID-19 vaccine. “data-credit =” Image: iStock / gopixa “> Image: iStock / gopixa To paraphrase “Jaws”: we need a larger distribution. In a timely move, IBM and …
Read More »Women experienced increased stress during pregnancy during the coronavirus pandemic
[ad_1] COVID-19 has created new problems for pregnant women in the United States, a group already facing the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world even before the pandemic, recent research findings suggested. One of your biggest concerns is that your baby will contract the disease, according to a …
Read More »Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak – Africa CDC
[ad_1] Outbreak update: Since the last report (March 9, 2021), one new probable case, two new deaths and four new recoveries from Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and Guinea. In total, 30 EVD cases, 15 deaths (CFR: 50%), and …
Read More »Announcement of the winners of the eighth Sankalp Africa Summit Awards
[ad_1] Sankalp Forum (www.SankalpForum.com), an Intellecap initiative hosted its 8th Sankalp Africa Summit Edition, in virtual format, from the twoNorth Dakota for 4th March 2021, one of the largest inclusive networking platforms in Africa focusing on entrepreneurship and impact investing ecosystem. Some of the highlights of the summit include the …
Read More »Moderna is testing its Covid-19 vaccine in young children
[ad_1] Modern Inc. MRNA 4.87% has begun studying its Covid-19 vaccine in children ages six months to 11 years in the US and Canada, the latest effort to expand the mass vaccination campaign beyond adults. The Cambridge, Massachusetts company said Tuesday that the first children received doses in the study, …
Read More »The benefits of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine outweigh the risks, reiterates the European Medicines Agency
[ad_1] Michael Gray moves a pallet of doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Ontario, Canada, on March 3. Carlos Osario / Pool / AP Canada says it will continue to launch the AstraZeneca vaccine despite concerns in Europe about a link between the injection and blood clots. “We are …
Read More »AstraZeneca: No evidence of high risk of blood clots from vaccine: The Tribune India
[ad_1] London, March 15 In the wake of several European countries discontinuing use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, the company has said there has been no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots from its injection. The suspensions came amid several reports of blood clots after vaccines with the …
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