SA scientists make Covid vaccine using Moderna data
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…
Alzheimer’s-like changes found in COVID patients’ brains; flu shot, mRNA booster safe together
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…
Clinicians urge state to strengthen primary health facilities
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…
Kenya: Covid-19 Positivity Rate at 12.4%
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…
How hotels will share Covid funds
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…
Kenya confirms 15 cases of India Covid-19 variant
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…
That Sh10 facemask won’t protect you against Covid-19
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…
Kenyans in India asked to register as Covid spirals out of control
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…
Covid third wave jitters sends employers back to the drawing board
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…
Mombasa County spells out raft of measures to fight Covid
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…