As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the lives and rights of refugees, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Rwandan government’s vaccination this week of 416 refugees - one of the ...
Gashora, RWANDA – On 10 March, Samira Aman, an Ethiopian refugee living in Rwanda, became one of the first refugees in the country to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. "I feel so privileged,” said Samira, ...
A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.
The FDA approved updated fall COVID vaccines this week with significant new restrictions; however, those criteria won't be the only barrier to access, since pharmacists' ability to vaccinate in some ...
This year’s updated COVID-19 vaccines have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for adults 65 and older and younger people with certain medical conditions that put them at a higher ...
The FDA recently approved new COVID-19 vaccines for Americans, but due to certain restrictions, there has been mounting confusion on what they are, how much protection they’ll offer and whether ...