Coronavirus

The information was reported by La croix. As reported by the media, Pope Francis aged 84 and his predecessor Benedict XVI (93 years) have both received the first doses of the vaccine against the covid-19 virus. According to two journalists closer to the Sovereign Pontiff, the vaccination session took place …

Russia has just began vaccination and it began with the category of people the most affected by the virus or the most exposed to the virus since the early December. A mass vaccination campaign is planned from next week. Russians who are more than 18 years old could be vaccinated …

“The African Union obtained 270 million vaccines against Covid-19 for the continent” said the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa“We have gone a step further to obtain vaccines independently using our own limited resources.” The vaccines, of which at least 50 million will be available between April and June, will be …

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera decreed three days of national mourning after two members of his cabinet succumbed to Covid-19 on Tuesday. Local government minister Lingson Belekenyama and the minister for transport Muhammad Sidik Mia died in the capital Lilongwe. The two are the highest public officials so far to succumb …

While all the countries in the world are looking for a vaccine, Tanzania notified that it is not intending to use any Covid-19 vaccine but will instead use local herbs to fight against the disease. In an interview granted to the EastAfrican Newspaper, Gerald Chami, a spokesman at the Ministry …

A coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac has been found to be 50.4% effective in Brazilian clinical trials, according to the latest results released by researchers. It shows the vaccine is significantly less effective than previous data suggested – barely over the 50% needed for regulatory approval. The Chinese vaccine …

On January 16th, India will begin what will be one of the world’s biggest inoculation programmes, aimed at protecting its 1.3 billion people from Covid-19. The government plans to vaccinate 300 million people by early August. It will begin with an estimated 10 million health workers, followed by policemen, soldiers, …

In the footsteps of his Malagasy counterpart, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisékédi announces that his country could put on the market a cure against the Covid-19 virus. Even if the vaccination “is an obligation”, Félix Tshisékédi emphasizes the “curative treatment”. Read more: The first fish …

Algeria’s health officials have approved the use of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in the country. A first on the African continent. The Algerian Ministry of Pharmaceutical Industry has given the authorization for the emergency use of the Sputnik V vaccine manufactured by Russia. This information was also confirmed by …

A toll-free number has been set up since October 2020 by the National Order of Psychologists of the country in partnership with some international Non Governmental Organizations to provide free emergency psychological support to people traumatized by the Covid-19 pandemic. On the 902, people in a state of trauma have …