Covid vaccine: It’s difficult to use available data to analyse clotting syndrome

Covid vaccine: It’s difficult to use available data to analyse clotting syndrome

It is clear that the risk of developing the HIT-like clotting syndrome is very low, with 86 potential cases reported in Europe out of 25 million people vaccinated as of March 22. But the exact number of cases is in flux. Researchers are relying on reports of adverse events after...

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Covid vaccines-related blood clots raise concerns as some governments opt out

Covid vaccines-related blood clots raise concerns as some governments opt out

It has been a difficult month for two Covid-19 vaccines. On April 13, US regulators urged healthcare providers to temporarily stop using a vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) of New Brunswick, New Jersey, because of six suspected cases of unusual blood clotting among nearly seven million vaccine recipients....

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Mauritius Commercial Bank to loan Senegal $60 million for power generation

Mauritius Commercial Bank to loan Senegal $60 million for power generation

Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd (MCB) will support Senegal’s efforts to improve its electricity supply with a $60 million facility in a syndicated project that cost $140 million to complete MCB is not only a co-mandated lead arranger but has also provided the highest loan commitment. The project finance facility will...

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Venue for Tokyo Olympics rugby sevens lands a try as organisers do a test run

Venue for Tokyo Olympics rugby sevens lands a try as organisers do a test run

Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held an operational test event for rugby sevens on Thursday, with just 95 days to go before the first match of the tournament on July 26. The event was held at Tokyo Stadium that will host all six days of action during the...

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Basketball Africa League unveils game ball ahead of historic inaugural season

Basketball Africa League unveils game ball ahead of historic inaugural season

The Basketball Africa League and Wilson Sporting Goods Company (Wilson) today unveiled the Official Game Ball that will be used for the BAL’s historic inaugural season, which will tip off Sunday, May 16 at the Kigali Arena in Rwanda. Twelve teams from across Africa will compete in the new professional...

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