OPEC revises 2021 global economic growth forecast – scribe
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has revised down its 2021 global economic growth projections to 4.4 from 4.5 per cent forecast in October...
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Kenya launches human trials of virus vaccine
About forty volunteers, mostly front-line health workers, are participating in COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials in Kenya. The trial phase of the vaccine, developed by the...
WHO warns two million virus deaths ‘likely’ before vaccine ready
With coronavirus fatalities nearing one million, experts call for concerted action to curb the pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the global...
China testing 11 virus vaccines, four undergoing stage three trials
China is conducting clinical trials of 11 vaccines against the coronavirus disease, four of which are in phase 3, the country’s Science and Technology Minister...
Time for flu shots — getting one is more important than ever!
Wondering when to get your flu shot? The best time is before influenza (flu) starts circulating widely. For most people, September or October is ideal...
Wild polio sufferers reflect as Africa set to be declared free of the disease
Nigerian Gbemisola Ijigbamigbe’s right leg was virtually paralysed after she contracted wild polio aged 11 months. Now the 28-year-old leads an active life as a...