None of these vaccines has the ability to cause COVID-19 disease, but they may occasionally trigger side effects COVID-19 SPECIAL FEATURE | Linda Geddes | Vaccines work by training the immune system to recognise a pathogen – such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 – without making you …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will not discontinue the use of the AstraZeneca jab in immunizing people against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) with the raising fears of blood clots and low platelet counts as side effects of the drug, experts have said. The experts said in a briefing on …
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COVID-19 vaccines have not yet arrived in up to 10 African countries as of March 25, according to the WHO Nairobi, Kenya | COMMENT – XINHUA | World Health Day, which falls on April 8, should be a time where we strive to build a fairer and healthier world. But …
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Roll-out of these vaccines is unacceptably slow according to Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe Copenhagen, Denmark | Xinhua | As the European region currently fights a resurgence of COVID-19 transmissions, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe on Thursday called upon the governments in the region …
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China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Sudan Khartoum, Sudan | XINHUA | A batch of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, donated by the Chinese government to Sudan, arrived here on Friday. The batch was received at the Khartoum International Airport by Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin, Chairman of Sudan’s Higher …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY How safe is the COVID-19 vaccine :The Believers and the Doubters ANALYSIS The Queen Elizabeth Park lion massacre: How anti-trafficking tactics netted suspected killers THE LAST WORD The paradox Magufuli’s presidency: How fallen …
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City tycoon Sudhir takes COVID-19 jab Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | More prominent Ugandan leaders are taking lead in receiving COVID-19 vaccine jabs contrary to earlier reports that the move would endanger people’s lives. City tycoon, Sudhir Ruparalia, on March 25, received his first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine joining …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 people have so far received the COVID-19 jab at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital. Those that have been vaccinated include health workers, teachers, security officers and the elderly. According to Dr John Kalyesubula, the medical officer at Entebbe Municipal Council, 378 people …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Corporate organizations willing to vaccinate their staff against COVID-19 can now import in their doses after the Ministry of Health (MOH) gave them a nod on Thursday. Speaking to journalists, Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said the decision was reached following countless …
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📌 The list of self-reported side affects includes ✳ Crying (43 cases) ✳ Flatulence (89) ✳ Eye Color change (3) ✳ Altered time perception (2) ✳ Electric Shock (2) ✳ Day dreaming (4) ✳ Anger (10) ✳ Tooth discoloration (1) ✳ Thirst (402 cases) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Because …
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