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So what has happened to the promised booster rollout?It was announced this week that ‘third doses’ – technically not boosters – are to be offered to 500,000 people with severely suppressed immune systems, such as patients with HIV, or those on medication including chemotherapy.It is because two doses are not enough to generate a strong antibody response.Why are these different from booster jabs?Third doses are part of the ‘primary immunisation schedule’ for the severely immunocompromised, given from eight weeks after the second dose.In contrast, booster jabs are designed to extend waning protection in people who have successfully generated antibodies after…

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Nigerian rapper Blaqbonez has joined a list of others to drop a verse on Wizkid’s Essence. Blaqbonez READ ALSO – Blaqbonez & Joeboy Delivers ‘Fendi’ Video | WATCH Nigerian rapper Emeka Akumefule, popularly known as Blaqbonez, has joined a list of others to drop a verse on Wizkid’s Essence. Wizkid’s afropop song ‘Essence’ has been gaining a lot of ground globally and different acts have been jumping on the song, which originally featured Nigerian songstress Tems. Hip-hop legends Raekwon and Ghostface Killah of the Wu Tang clan recently released their versions, as did American rapper DaBaby. Blaqbonez, who parades himself…

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Angel and Boma had a war of words this evening and called themselves unprintable names after the latter accused the former of being a ‘Kiss and tell”. The argument started after Pere queried Angel for kissing Boma which she denied because of the agreement they had not to tell anyone.However, Angel walked in on the actor, Boma, talking about how the 21-year-old writer is a ‘kiss and tell’ despite the secrecy they agreed on. The argument escalated quickly between the duo that led to calling names and raining insults on one another. “I don’t know why they allowed children in…

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Manchester United can confirm that Cristiano Ronaldo will wear the iconic no.7 shirt after returning to Old Trafford. Man Utd: The Portuguese superstar famously wore the legendary shirt number during his first spell at United and we can now confirm that Ronaldo will have it on his back once again. In his first six seasons at the club, between 2003 and 2009, Ronaldo made 292 appearances and scored 118 goals, winning nine trophies including three Premier League titles and the UEFA Champions League. ASUU Will Not Be Given Opportunity To Go On Strike Again – FG Vows As we all…

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This ride, though, took about 14.Amid torrential downpours and flooding, the 24-year-old New York University Law School student found herself stuck overnight on-board the train without electricity, ventilation, food or water. The toilets were unusable. Through the night she says she heard a stream of false promises that help was on the way.”We were literally and figuratively in the dark for hours,” she told CNN.Akbari was one of thousands of people stranded in the New York metro area’s public transit systems on Wednesday night due to flash floods from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. No mode of transportation was spared.…

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The board chairman of the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Company (GIISDEC) Farouk Aliu Mahama has assured that the newly constituted board will spearhead the growth of the country’s iron and steel industry by harnessing the huge economic prospects of the sector.According to him, the board will also spearhead the proper management of iron ore deposits in the country to stimulate an increase in foreign direct investment.Mahama made the comments at the swearing-in of the board of the GIISDEC at the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry in Accra.He is joined by eight other technocrats drawn from other government institutions…

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– Advertisement – The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has paid for the full cost of the surgery of the conjoined twins at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. The president fulfilled the pledge made by the government some months ago on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, according to a Facebook post by the Director of Communications at Jubilee House, Eugene Arhin. Through the Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, an amount of GH¢14,394,397.58 has been released for the procedure, which is expected to commence in the second week of September. The funds will cover the “cost…

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Sports News of Thursday, 2 September 2021 Source: ghanasoccernet.com 2021-09-02 Amofa is enjoying a good campaign this season and has played three games Dutch-born Ghanaian defender Jamal Amofa says he feels blessed growing up in the Netherlands. The 21-year-old was born in Amsterdam to a Ghanaian father and a Surinamese mother but comes back to Ghana when the Eertse Divisie is on break.The Ado Den Hag player revealed his love for his African heritage but admits life is much better in Holland.”The kindness of the people there. It’s hard to describe, but the feeling you get when you get there,…

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed the country’s gratitude to Rotary International for its contribution to the development of the country. He said the international charity organisation had supported the country in the areas of education, health, and social services like water and sanitation, and commended members of the organisation for their efforts. President Akufo-Addo made these remarks when the President of Rotary International, Shekhar Meehta, called on him at the Jubilee House in Accra yesterday. He said although the membership of the organisation in Ghana was not overwhelming, the quality of the people involved in activities of Rotary…

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FA Youth Cup game is abandoned as player ‘suffers cardiac arrest’ on the pitch with three ambulance crews battling to revive him and fans sent away from the groundThe match between West Bridgford FC Colts and Boston United was abandoned after player suffered ‘a cardiac arrest’ on the pitch according to eyewitnessesFans are sent away from the stands at Regatta Way in Gamston, NottinghamshireBy Jacob Thorburn For Mailonline Published: 15:46 EDT, 2 September 2021 | Updated: 16:37 EDT, 2 September 2021 An FA Youth Cup match has tonight been abandoned after a player suffered a ‘cardiac arrest’ on the pitch.Fans…

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