Covid-19

USA — As preparations for the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccination campaign get underway, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) staff reviewers have recommended that the…

KENYA — The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Kenya have jointly published a comprehensive report outlining…

GERMANY —German biotechnology company BioNTech is currently embroiled in a legal dispute as it faces a lawsuit filed by a German woman who alleges that…

UAE – RAK Hospital, a unit of Arabian Healthcare Group, has set up a new post-COVID clinic within its premises based in Ras al Khaimah,…

USA — In a major development, Pfizer has obtained full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its groundbreaking COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid.…

USA —The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an order instructing healthcare providers in the United States to dispose of any remaining…

SOUTH AFRICA – Medical Diagnostech, a manufacturer of lateral flow rapid diagnostic test kits, has launched South Africa’s first Covid-19 antigen self-test with companion mobile…

USA — According to recent reports, the U.S. government has taken the initiative to invest more than US$5 billion into a new program aimed at…

USA — After more than three years since the start of the pandemic, President Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan bill that aims to declassify…

AFRICA – The COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium has announced that the governments of Zambia, Laos, Malawi and Rwanda have received shipments of PAXLOVID (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir),…