Tag Archives: Vaccine

July 2020 YahooNews; The U.S. government has awarded Novavax Inc $1.6 billion to cover testing and manufacturing of a potential vaccine for the novel coronavirus in the United States, with the aim of delivering 100 million doses by January. The award announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human …

June 2020 MedicalNewsToday; Scientists around the globe are working to develop an effective vaccine for the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Until such a time, the world is reliant on physical distancing measures and personal protective equipment (PPE). Some countries are using ‘track and trace’ systems to monitor the movements of people and notify …

February 2018 Standardmedia; Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki has taken over at the Ministry of Health with a promise to deliver on universal health. “We will deliver universal healthcare as envisaged under the big four agenda,” she tweeted on Wednesday soon after a handover ceremony, referring to President Uhuru’s second term goal. But first she …

February 2017 DailyNation; African heads of state have signed a declaration to increase the use of vaccines in preventing infectious diseases, in a bid to close immunisation gaps by 2020. The declaration was signed during the closing of the 28th African Union Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The endorsement …