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NAFDAC approves Moderna, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved use of Moderna and AstraZeneca and Sputnik V vaccines for emergency use.
The AstraZeneca approved is from the Republic of Korea (SK…
Africa witnessing fastest COVID-19 surge ever — WHO
Africa is witnessing the fastest surge ever in COVID-19 as cases have risen for eight straight weeks, topping six million on Tuesday as the continent recorded a 43 per cent week-on-week rise in COVID-19 deaths, increased hospital…
Virginity does not protect from fibroid -IVF expert
Renowned fertility expert, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, has said that virginity does not protect a woman from being affected with fibroids.
Ajayi, who is the Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer at Nordica Fertility Centre, said…
WHO warns govts against hasty lifting of COVID-19 restrictions
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has cautioned governments around the world against easing COVID-19 restrictions too soon, saying countries that did so risked paying a heavy price for rushing back to normality.
This is…
WHO auditing NAFDAC to begin production of COVID-19 vaccines— DG
Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has disclosed that her agency is undergoing an audit by the World Health Organisation (WHO), to approve the…
No Electromagnetic Ingredients in COVID-19 Vaccine says FG
The Federal Government on Tuesday dismissed as false insinuations in some quarters that the COVID-19 vaccine causes the site of the arm in which a person is immunised, to begin to magnetise objects or lighten electric bulbs.
It…
Relief as NCDC says No Delta variant yet in Nigeria
The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC), has said Nigeria has no case of COVID-19 Delta variant that was first detected in India.
The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this at the national briefing of…
Outbreaks emerge across Australia in ‘new phase’ of pandemic
Australian leaders will hold an emergency meeting on Monday after a spike in Covid infections.
An outbreak in Sydney linked to the highly contagious Delta variant has grown to 128 cases.
Cases have also been recorded in the…
Saudi Arabia hands over 23 ventilators to Nigeria
Saudi Arabia has handed over 23 ventilators worth $1 million to Nigerian government to combat COVID-19
This is the first batch as other equipment still being expected from the country to assist in the fight against COVID-19.…
146m Africans die yearly from tobacco-related diseases ― WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that no fewer than 146 million Africans die annually from tobacco-related diseases.
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa said this on Thursday during a virtual…