US life expectancy drops to lowest level amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Life expectancy in the United States dropped in the first half of 2020 to its lowest level in 15 years amid the coronavirus pandemic, data...
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Covid vaccine in US won’t be mandatory – Biden
President-elect Joe Biden says Americans won’t be forced to take a coronavirus vaccine when one becomes available in the US. It comes as the Centers...
Government to immunise healthcare workers against Hepatitis B
The Ministry of Health and the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is set to vaccinate over 3000 healthcare workers against Hepatitis B. The...
WHO: Coronavirus crisis not ending anytime soon
The World Health Organization has warned that the global coronavirus crisis will not end any time soon with many countries still in the early stages...
Is it possible to get Covid-19 twice?
Kenya has officially reported full recovery of a Covid-19 patient. Although the number of those infected has gone up by 30 since the first case...
WHO, CDC issue Corona safety guidelines for journalists
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have updated their safety advisories for journalists covering the COVID-19 outbreak....
CDC reports first U.S. Zika death in Puerto Rico
By Huffington Post Puerto Rico has 683 confirmed cases of the Zika virus, including 65 pregnant women with symptoms of the virus and one death,...
US confirms Zika causes birth defects
By BBC The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that the Zika virus causes severe birth defects, including microcephaly. Hundreds of...