Foreign World

Merkel and German state heads discuss extending vaccines to children

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2021 0

Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of the 16 German states met on Thursday to discuss future coronavirus vaccine strategies, including whether to offer jabs to children. German Health Minister, Jens Spahn, supports the idea of offering vaccines to children above age 12 as soon as possible.

Entertainment

Most Americans to avoid sports, other live events before coronavirus vaccine: Reuters/Ipsos

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2020 0

Fewer than half of Americans plan to go to sports events, concerts, movies and amusement parks when they reopen to the public until there is a proven coronavirus vaccine, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday. That includes those who have attended such events in the past, an ominous sign for the sports […]

News

Coronavirus vaccine: What Bill Gates wants

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2020 0

Washington – Life can only fully return to normal once a vaccine to combat the new coronavirus is available globally, according to Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. A vaccine against the virus is not expected to be available before next year. Work needed to be done quickly on the development of a new vaccine […]

Covid-19

Australia begins pre-clinical testing for coronavirus vaccine

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2020 0

Australia’s national science agency said on Thursday it has commenced the first stage of testing potential vaccines for COVID-19, as it joins a global race to halt the coronavirus pandemic. Pre-clinical testing by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), comprising injecting ferrets with two potential vaccines, was underway at its