By Frederico Links ANTI-VACCINE PROPAGANDISTS will latch on to anything to try and persuade people not to get vaccinated. The latest attempts involve spreading narratives about the human immune system being much more capable of fending off Covid-19 than vaccines. At the heart of many of these misleading natural immunity narratives, which have gone global, […]
By GNA As the world keeps exploring ways to keep the Covid-19 infection under control, some health experts have argued that cloth masks are less protective against the coronavirus, especially the delta variant. On September 6, this year some of the largest European Airlines: Lufthansa, Air France, and Finnair banned the use of cloth face […]
By Fiona Muthoni Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is caused when your heart has to work harder than it should to keep up with the demands of your body. Arteries that are narrowed tighten and restrict blood flow, increasing the risk of hypertension. This creates a lot of strain on your heart and can eventually […]
Recently published research has revealed that the new COVID-19 variant C.1.2 has been identified in South Africa. According to the researchers, there are concerns that this SARS-CoV-2 variant of interest (VOI) has been associated with increased transmissibility, neutralisation resistance, and disease severity. “Here we report the identification of a potential variant of interest assigned to […]
South Africa, which has struggled to obtain Covid vaccines too rare, too expensive before launching its immunization campaign with much delay, is now facing a disturbing rejection of the vaccine by part of its population. In front of this vaccination center in Johannesburg, the queue was getting longer and longer until a few weeks ago. […]
