COVID-19

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia on Monday received its first shipment of 300,000 doses of the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine, intended for frontline workers and those most at risk for Covid-19, the government said in a statement. The conflict-torn nation has seen coronavirus cases rise 77 percent over the past month to 9,190, while deaths have more than doubled to a total of 367. "The arrival of the Covid-19 vaccines comes at a critical time as Somalia is now experiencing a new wave of the epidemic," Health Minister Fawziya…

Third person dies after taking Sinovac jab: sources RTHK has learned that a third person has died in Hong Kong after taking the mainland-produced Sinovac vaccine - 10 days after the territorial coverage program was rolled out here. Sources said Monday that the 71-year-old man took the shot at a private clinic last Wednesday and felt uncomfortable Sunday night. He sought treatment at…

Ethiopia strives to vaccinate 20 percent. By citizens against coronavirus ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's Minister of Health, Dr. Lia Tadesse, said Ethiopia is working to vaccinate 20 percent of its citizens against coronavirus. A wide range of activities are well under way to gain access to newly released COVID 19 vaccinations and get 20% of the population vaccinated, she noted. Efforts are being made to…