Search results
Africa, Where Monkeypox Is Endemic, Gets No Vaccines
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- Africa, the only continent where monkeypox is endemic, has yet to receive vaccines for the virus as the infectious disease spreads around...
Africa: Why COVID vaccine inequity is still a big, and deadly, problem for all of us
Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoLower and middle income countries have faced severe vaccine inequity during the pandemic. Increased...
UPDATE 1-South Africa repeals COVID rules as fifth wave fades
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoSouth Africa has repealed COVID-19 rules that made masks mandatory in indoor public spaces, limited the size of gatherings and imposed entry requirements at its borders, the health minister ...
South Africa Tightens Welfare Grant Criteria to Counter Abuse
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- South Africa is tightening the qualifying criteria for recipients of a welfare grant...
Surprise Growth Makes South Africa’s Economy Bigger Than Before Pandemic Struck
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s economy is bigger than before the coronavirus pandemic struck, after...
Nine viruses the World Health Organisation is concerned about
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor infectious diseases experts at the World Health Organisation (WHO), the job is never done. While...
Highly mutated Covid variant found in new countries as scientists urge careful monitoring
The Independent UK via AOL· 9 months agoA new highly mutated coronavirus variant has been detected in Switzerland and South Africa,...
Covid variant ‘Pirola’ spreading fast across the US as new boosters planned for this month – latest
The Independent via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA new, rapidly spreading coronavirus variant has sounded alarm bells for public health experts in...
South Africa Skirts Recession as Mining, Manufacturing Rally
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 12 months ago(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s economy escaped recession in the first quarter and is once again...
Covid-19 has changed and so has our immunity. Here’s how to think about risk from the virus now
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCovid-19 was never just another cold. We knew it was going to stick around and keep changing to try...