Health

Kenya admits Covid-19 deaths data inaccurate

Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache. By Business Daily Africa The government has admitted that its daily statistics on Covid-19 deaths may be inaccurate due to the lack of pathologists in the counties. Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache told a parliamentary committee that the ministry can only confirm deaths that occur within hospitals and post-mortem exams

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Thousands could have isolated for no reason due to Covid app error, says source

The disclosure means many thousands of people – those who had contact with symptomless people between five and three days before a positive test – were potentially asked to isolate unnecessarily. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA The Guardian By Rowena Mason and Mark Sweney Whitehall whistleblower says Matt Hancock was told of mistake where people were classed

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Schools scheduling children’s Covid vaccinations before approval is given

© Provided by The Telegraph Covid jab By Camilla Turner, Lois Heslop Children’s Covid jabs are being scheduled at schools even though approval is yet to be given, it has emerged. Parents have said they were “shocked” to receive letters from their children’s schools informing them of a Covid vaccine schedule for the autumn term

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Chaos at Manila vaccine sites as thousands rush to get shots before lockdown

Filipinos waiting to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) gather outside a mall, a day before stricter lockdown measures are implemented, in Manila, Philippines, August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David By Lisa Marie David, Jay Ereno Chaos and confusion marred several COVID-19 vaccination sites in Manila on Thursday as thousands showed up, hoping to

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UAE royal linked to failed Russian Covid jab in Kenya

Russian coronavirus vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. By BRIAN NGUGI A member of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) royal family has been implicated in a multi-million shilling botched deal to supply one million Russian Covid-19 vaccines to Kenya. A news report by Russian newspaper Moscow Times named Aurugulf

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Experts confirm Ugandans got water for Covid-19 vaccine

Dr Warren Naamara of the State House Health Monitoring Unit displays vials of the fake Covid-19 vaccines that were administered to more than 800 people in Kampala last month. By Benson Tumusiime Authorities at State House have released the results that were obtained from the samples taken from the alleged fake Covid-19 vaccine. More than

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England’s ‘freedom day’ marred by soaring cases and isolation chaos

People, some wearing protective face masks, walk over Westminster Bridge, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain, July 4, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo By William James LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ‘freedom day’ ending over a year of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England was marred on Monday by surging

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Anger as Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak avoid isolation after being ‘pinged’

Boris Johnson (right) with Rishi Sunak. Both are part of a pilot scheme that means they will not have to self-isolate. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/PA By Ben Quinn Prime minister and chancellor were both contacted by NHS track and trace after Sajid Javid tested positive Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will not need to isolate despite

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UK health minister Javid tests positive for COVID-19

Britain’s Health Secretary Sajid Javid walks on Downing Street in London, Britain, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo By Alistair Smout British health minister Sajid Javid on Saturday said he had tested positive for COVID-19, but added that his symptoms were mild and he was thankful to have had had two doses of vaccine against

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Pharmacies pull J&J sunscreens off shelves after carcinogen found in some sprays

Johnson & Johnson’s Neutrogena Cool Dry Sport sunscreen, which is part of a voluntary recall of five Neutrogena and Aveeno brand aerosol sunscreen products after a cancer-causing chemical was detected in some samples, sits on a shelf at a store in Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S., July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder By Manas Mishra, Michael Erman Pharmacy

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