Health & Fitness
Physicians and scholars try to quell Muslim fears over vaccines and Ramadan
April 12, 2021
Physicians and scholars try to quell Muslim fears over vaccines and Ramadan
Islamic scholars and physicians in the United Kingdom have come together in an attempt to dispel fears that taking the…
Egypt to receive 850,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine Wednesday
March 31, 2021
Egypt to receive 850,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine Wednesday
Egypt’s Ministry of Health will receive 850,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Wednesday, Cabinet spokesman Nader Saad said, adding…
Health experts pore over AstraZeneca safety data as Europe reels from vaccine suspensions
March 16, 2021
Health experts pore over AstraZeneca safety data as Europe reels from vaccine suspensions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Global health experts came under increasing pressure on Tuesday to clear up questions over the safety of…
Indonesia becomes 7th country to suspend AstraZeneca vaccine due to blood clots
March 15, 2021
Indonesia becomes 7th country to suspend AstraZeneca vaccine due to blood clots
Indonesia became the seventh country globally to officially suspend the AstraZeneca vaccine, following reports indicating dangerous complications such as thrombosis…
Coronavirus vaccine side effects are not dangerous, assures Egyptian official
March 9, 2021
Coronavirus vaccine side effects are not dangerous, assures Egyptian official
A member of the Virology Committee at the Ministry of Higher Education Adel Khattab shot down rumors that side effects…
German, American companies’ COVID-19 drug shows promising results
March 9, 2021
German, American companies’ COVID-19 drug shows promising results
German pharmaceutical company Merck, and US-based Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced this week promising results from the second phase trials of of an…
Egypt starts registering elders and chronic disease patients for COVID-19 vaccine
February 28, 2021
Egypt starts registering elders and chronic disease patients for COVID-19 vaccine
The Ministry of Health and Population on Sunday has began registering elderly citizens and patients with underlying chronic health conditions…
Egypt opens first free children’s cancer hospital in Upper Egypt
February 27, 2021
Egypt opens first free children’s cancer hospital in Upper Egypt
The Shefaa al-Orman Charity Foundation on Saturday inaugurated the first specialized hospital dedicated to treating children’s cancer for free in…
How do we know the COVID-19 vaccines are safe?
February 18, 2021
How do we know the COVID-19 vaccines are safe?
How do we know the COVID-19 vaccines are safe? Scientists look for safety issues during the testing phase and continue…
Egypt receives 3 shipments of coronavirus vaccines Sinopharm and AstraZeneca
February 16, 2021
Egypt receives 3 shipments of coronavirus vaccines Sinopharm and AstraZeneca
Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced that Egypt has received three shipments of coronavirus vaccines from Sinopharm and…