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Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine may mot work well on obese persons
Scientists in Italy claims their research shows that obese people - anyone with a BMI over 30 - may need bigger doses, or another top-up jab, to protect them against…
NPHCDA begins online registration of Nigerians for COVID-19 vaccination
As the first batch of the nation’s vaccines arrive on Tuesday, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency has commenced online registration of Nigerians interested…
COVID-19 2nd wave: Edo records 170 recoveries, 23 new cases, 4 deaths
Edo State has, in the last 72 hours, recorded 23 new cases and four more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of deaths recorded in the second wave…
USAID invests $19 million in training of health workers in Nigeria
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has sent aside $19 million to train 100,000 health workers in part of Nigeria.
The training, which would be on for…
Covax vaccine-sharing scheme delivers first doses to Ghana
Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative.
A delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine…
We’ve found 54 cases of UK infection variants in Nigeria – Ihekweazu
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria now has 54 cases of the United Kingdom’s (UK) variant of the COVID-19 virus.
The NCDC, Director General of Dr.…
Pandemic used as ‘pretext’ to crush dissent —UN chief
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday criticised countries that are using the pandemic to justify cracking down on dissent, reining in the media and suppressing criticism.…
COVID-19: Over 15,000 households benefit from hygiene facilities in Benue
Determined to check further spread of the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic, the Benue State government in partnership with WaterAid Nigeria has provided handwashing facilities…
WHO clears way for dispatch of Covid vaccine to Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved two versions of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, clearing the way for the vaccines to be shipped…
Evaluations of four COVID-19 vaccines received by NAFDAC almost ready says Ehanire
The Federal government says the evaluations of the recently received dossiers of
four different COVID-19 vaccines were almost ready.
The National Agency for Food and Drug…