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Washington, US | XINHUA | People could need multiple vaccine doses to immunize themselves against the coronavirus and deploying a vaccine will require a global effort, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said on Wednesday. “None of the vaccines at this point appear like they’ll work with a single dose,” Gates told …

Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump resumed his press briefing on the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, admitting that the situation in the country will “get worse.” “It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better — something I don’t like saying about things, but that’s the …

Washington, US | XINHUA | The resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the United States is raising the risk of a double-dip recession if the country is unable to reign in the pandemic, economists have warned. A total of 34 U.S. states have seen increasing rates of COVID-19 infection since the Memorial …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There is increasing hope that the world may soon overcome the COVID-19 threat thanks to two vaccines that have shown they can protect the body against the disease.  According to preliminary findings published in the science journal, two vaccines, one from Oxford University and the …

Washington, US | XINHUA | An analysis of nearly 300 recently identified human SARS-CoV-2 antibodies has uncovered a gene frequently used in antibodies that effectively target the virus which causes COVID-19, according to a new study published Monday in Science magazine. The results contribute to growing structural insight that could …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan government is in talks with the Imperial London College to take part in its COVID-19 vaccine trials. The Imperial London College began human trials of their vaccine in June 2020 with a small dose of the vaccine being administered to a volunteer …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday said Africa must be careful and prepare for a rise in the number of cases after easing of lockdowns. The urgent call was made by John Nkengasong, Director of Africa CDC, as he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng is optimistic that the world will have a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year. The are hundreds of projects around the world which are centered at finding a possible vaccine to protect people before they’re exposed to …

Washington, United States | AFP |  The United States does not need more widespread lockdowns to bring its COVID-19 outbreak under control, despite the fact that the national daily infection rate has stayed flat, leading government expert Anthony Fauci said Thursday. Speaking to AFP, the physician-scientist added he was optimistic the …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The World Health Organization said Thursday that a few hundred million COVID-19 vaccine doses could be produced by the end of the year — and be targeted at those most vulnerable to the virus. The UN health agency said it was working on that assumption, with …