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Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo today, March 1st, became the first person in the world to receive the coronavirus vaccine from Covax. Covax is a global scheme to procure and distribute vaccinations for free to poor countries. Richer countries are moving at lightening speed to vaccinate their citizens while many poor countries are still awaiting their […]
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Ghana is the the first African country to take delivery the covid10 vaccine (#COVAX). The announcement was made this evening by the newly appointed Director General of the World Trade Organisation (DG-WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. She announced that she is very happy to see the first delivery of #COVAX and said she is excited that […]
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A former Lagos State Governorship Aspirant, Kitoye Branco-Rhodes has reportedly died of complications from Covid19. Reports also say he died on Friday night at the age of 57. Kitoye was the son of late business man and lawyer, Olayinka Rhodes and an equally astute businesswoman, Abimbola Rhodes. He is survived by wife, Laolu Branco-Rhodes (daughter […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the use of Oxford/AstraZeneca covid19 vaccine for Nigeria. The Director General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed this on Thursday during a live briefing. She confirmed that the vaccine can be stored at between 2 to 8 degrees centigrade and can be […]
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A least seventeen (17) Ghanaian lawmakers are reported to have tested positive for the highly contagious covid19 disease. The report was followed by the parliament’s order to shut down from Tuesday, February 9. The premises will remain closed for not less than three weeks to enable the premises handlers fumigate and disinfect the complex. The […]
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The World Health Organisation, (WHO)-led global covid19 vaccine (COVAX) initiative has disqualified Nigeria from getting the Pfizer vaccines due to its inability to provide standard storage facilities. The vaccine is meant to be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius, unfortunately, Nigeria lacks the infrastructure to constantly store it at that temperature. The President Muhammadu Buhari […]
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South Africa has received its first batch of #COVID19 vaccines. The batch was received today, 1st February 2021. The shipment arrived the country with one million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca brand. They were received by South African Pesident, Cyril Ramaphosa at the O R Tambo International Airport. Reports say that another half a million doses […]
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Panic has gripped staff and customers of the WellMed Healthcare Laboratory workers as several workers have tested positive for covid19. Five workers of the laboratory located in the Ajah area of the Lekki Peninsular came down with the disease sending patients and staff into panic mode. The facility is one of these accredited for covid19 […]
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Bill Gates says he is surprised by the evil and crazy conspiracy theories about him. The founder of Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men who is also a vaccine and anti-polio advocate laments that the news spreading on social media about him during the covid19 pandemic is worrying. Gates and American infectious diseases […]
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Former President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana was today, buried with full military honours. Representatives of world governments were on hand to pay their last respects. Ahead of the final burial, a Catholic Requiem Mass was held on Sunday in his honour. In attendance was the current Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo. Rawlings died in November 2020 […]
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