Scientists in South Africa have produced a copy of the Moderna Covid vaccine, raising the prospect of wider access to jabs in poorer parts of the world. Researchers in Cape Town backed by the World Health Organization hope to begin human trials in November. They’ve used publicly available information to produce the mRNA vaccine which …
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The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Alzheimer’s-like changes seen in COVID-19 patients’ brains People who die of severe COVID-19 have brain abnormalities that resemble changes seen in Alzheimer’s …
Clinicians have urged the state to shift focus to strengthening primary health facilities in an effort to reach more Kenyans with services. The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers said it is unfortunate that some Kenyans take days to access healthcare due to poor infrastructure and inaccessible roads. They said despite adopting the Cuban healthcare system, …
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Nairobi — The Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported the country’s COVD-19 infection rate at 12.4 per cent, after 4,060 samples were tested. The new cases were distributed across the counties of Nairobi (334), Kilifi (84), Nakuru (21), Kiambu (20) and Kajiado (6). The number of confirmed cases registered in the country since March 2020 …
Hotels in the Kenya’s coast region which were worst ravaged by the coronavirus crisis will take the lion’s share of a Sh3 billion State- backed Covid recovery fund with establishments in the rest of the country sharing out the rest, the government now says. Hotels ravaged by the coronavirus crisis will under the scheme access …
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 15 more cases of the Indian variant in the country. According to Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Rashid Aman, the Indian variant was detected from the 18 Covid-19 cases that were subjected to sequence analysis at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI). Speaking Wednesday during the marking of the …
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Between surgical face masks selling for Sh10 and Sh20, Peter Mwania, a mechanic in Nairobi preferred the cheaper one. The 45-year-old resident of Tena estate in Embakasi never asked why the masks had different prices. But last week on his way to Industrial Area where he works, Mwania asked for his usual Sh10 face but the vendor …
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Kenya’s High Commission in New Delhi, India, has asked all Kenyans to register their names with the embassy to ease communication owing to the rapid rise of Covid-19 infections in the country. Ambassador Willy Bett, in an announcement sent out on Friday, has asked all Kenyans to give their names, passport numbers, contacts and purpose …
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Employers will have to embark on a work-from-home formula with their employees in the wake of COVID-19 third wave which is expected to peak within the next 30 days before subsiding in mid-May. Speaking during the 15th Presidential Address on the Coronavirus Pandemic, President Uhuru Kenyatta said only employees working in critical or essential services that …
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The Mombasa County Covid-19 committee has issued a raft of new measures aimed at hastening the Ministry of Health protocols as it seeks to stem new infections in the wake of the third wave of the pandemic in the Port City. Among the raft of new recommendations are to have at least 99 per cent …
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