In 2021, Dr. Mwangi took on the leadership position as Chair of The Kenya Association of Pharmaceutical Industry (KAPI), following a decade of dedicated service in various capacities, including Board Member, Honorary Treasurer, and Executive Secretary.
Moderna’s decision to continue making the vaccine itself, though on the Kenyan site, is a signal that the company (at least for the moment) is not considering licensing its technology to a third party for local manufacture.
COVID antibodies don’t persist that well – hence the desire for boosters.
In 2020, the first genetic studies showed that there were indeed genetic differences that resulted in higher risk of severe Covid.
Novartis continues to play their role towards supporting governments in the disseminating information on the risks of self-medication.
South Africa and India have petitioned the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive certain IP protections, for a limited time, that relate to products for preventing, containing or treating Covid-19.
The intent behind the push for the waiver is of course well intended – to remove any bottlenecks due to intellectual property protections and ramp up the production and distribution of these vaccines in the rest of the world.
India is an inherently high-risk country for an epidemic. The country holds 1.4 billion people, living in crowded areas with extensive community networks and limited facilities for sanitation, isolation and healthcare.
Vaccine rollout will be done in three phases. The first involves 1.25 million people and runs between now and June 2021. Phase two will run between July 2021 and June 2022, targeting the most vulnerable, including the elderly and those above 18 years with comorbidities. It targets 9.76 million people.
Dr. Muthoni Ntonjira began her journey as a medical practitioner after completing her Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery from UoN in 2007, working briefly as a general practitioner in Ngong’ Subcounty Hospital, before returning to the University of Nairobi for her Residency Program in Anaesthesiology which she completed in 2012.
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