By Luke Anami The East African Community wants a coordinated approach by all partner states in combating Covid-19. The EAC Secretary General Dr. Peter Mathuki wants Covid-19 testing charges and quarantine administrative procedures harmonised across the region, to ease free movement of people. “We have been pushing for EAC Partner States’ governments to adopt a […]
Exposure to high levels of fine particle pollution produced by wildfires may have led to thousands more COVID cases and deaths, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances. Why it matters:Â Research has shown that smoke can have dangerous health impacts, a correlation that is putting more and more at risk as the pandemic […]
By Nasibo Kabale Pregnant women are showing poor outcomes once they get infected with Covid-19, with doctors raising the alarm over the increased risk of maternal, foetal, and neonatal complications. Experts are now saying that it could be time to consider vaccinating pregnant women because the benefits seem to outweigh the risks. Kenya Obstetrical and […]
By Onyebuchi Ezigbo The federal government has said that it’s targeting to commence local manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines in the next 12 months. Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye who revealed the government’s plan while speaking on Tuesday on the ARISE TV Morning Show, […]
It’s inevitable that when kids mix — returning from camp or heading back to school — germs spread. And in a pandemic year fueled by the delta variant, some of those germs may cause COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advice for keeping your child protected from this highly contagious version of […]
