Coronavirus Updates
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Coronavirus has killed 9 doctors, infected over 544 people in the last one year – GMA
Nine very high-ranking doctors in Ghana have so far died from the COVID-19 pandemic across the regions. Figures from the Ghana Medical Association have shown that nine doctors have so far died betwee…
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English study finds long COVID affects up to 1 in 7 children months after infection
As many as 1 in 7 children may have symptoms linked to the coronavirus months after testing positive for COVID-19, the authors of an English study on long COVID in adolescents said on Wednesday. Chil…
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Disease Control blames network challenges for the frustration rocking COVID vaccination exercise
Network challenges have marred the ongoing AstraZeneca vaccination exercise against the COVID-19 pandemic at some centres in the Kumasi metropolis of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, 1 September 2021…
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Pfizer starts testing its oral COVID-19 antiviral drugs in adult patients
Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday it had started dosing in a mid-to-late-stage trial of its oral antiviral therapy for COVID-19 in non-hospitalized, symptomatic adult patients. The company and its rivals,…
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[AstraZeneca Vaccine] What you need to know as you go for your second jab
Ghana has today, August 31, 2021, resumed the vaccination of its population with AstraZeneca vaccines, which were first shipped to the country under the COVAX facility in February. After a mass vacci…
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South African detects new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations
South African scientists have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations but are yet to establish whether it is more contagious or able to overcome the immunity provided by vaccines o…
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Singapore has fully vaccinated 80% of its population against COVID-19
Singapore has fully inoculated 80% of its 5.7 million people against COVID-19, the health minister said on Sunday, becoming the world’s most vaccinated country and setting the stage for further easin…
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New Zealand records its first Pfizer vaccine-related death
New Zealand on Monday reported what authorities said was the country’s first recorded death linked to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The information was released by the health ministry following a revi…
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Two die in Japan after shots from suspended Moderna vaccines
Two people died after receiving Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan’s health ministry said on Saturday. The men in t…
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Japan lay off over 1.6 million doses of Moderna jabs following contamination reports
Japan suspended the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, more than a week after the domestic distributor received reports of contaminants in some vials. Both Japan…