Covid-19

Reading Time: < 1 minute  A new Unicef report released on Monday suggests millions more underage girls are at risk of being forced into marriage around…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe outsized impact COVID-19 has had on women in some countries could result in an additional 10 million child marriages in this…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnyone travelling overseas from England from Monday will have to prove they are allowed to travel, or risk being turned away Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA passenger announced he had Covid-19 as the plane he was sitting on was about to take off. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDouble-masking is only slightly better at stopping the spread of coronavirus than wearing one face covering, a study has suggested. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn Abuja-based medical doctor, Cyprian Nyong, became the first recipient of the AstraZeneca vaccine as Nigeria commenced the inoculation Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are budding signs that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines are driving down deaths and hospitalisations across the UK.  

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than half of coronavirus patients have the pathogen on the surface of one of their eyes, research suggests. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to new guidance, manufacturers must provide robust evidence that the modified jab triggers an immune response Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteProf Pontiano Kaleebu is a Clinical Immunologist and the director of Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI). Read More