Convid -19 vaccination: Buhari, Osinbajo receive shots as FG opens 65 centres in FCT
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo today receive jabs of the Convid -19 vaccine as part of moves to encourage other Nigerians to do the same. Chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19 and secretary to government of the federation (SGF), Boss…
No Nigerian will be mandated to take COVID vaccines – FG
The Federal Government has said Nigerians will not be mandated to take the COVID-19 vaccination. Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora disclosed this yesterday during a chat on Arise TV. ”Nothing will be made mandatory. It’s optional. The choice is yours. Nobody will be…
New study reveals why Convid -19 damages the heart
A new study has discovered how the SARS-CoV-2 virus attacks and damages the heart, answering a long-standing question about mysterious heart conditions following COVID-19 infection. The results could have large implications on how to effectively treat severe infections and develop new therapies for preventing long-term…
COVID-19 vaccines to arrive Nigeria Tuesday- Boss Mustapha
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, has confirmed that Nigeria will on Tuesday, March 2, receive the first tranche of COVID-19 vaccines. Mustapha, who is also the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, made the disclosure on Saturday,…
Buckingham Palace Reveals Cause Of Prince Philip’s Hospitalization
The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to the King Edward VII Hospital in London last week. By Carly Ledbetter Buckingham Palace on Tuesday revealed the cause of Prince Philip’s hospitalization, a week after the 99-year-old royal was admitted to the hospital. “The Duke of Edinburgh…
WHO provides guidance on use of Oxford vaccine
As Nigeria awaits the arrive of her vaccine in about 10 days time, below is the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the use of the Oxford vaccine. By Yihang Fang The World Health Organisation (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) has produced guidelines…
Nigeria might get COVID-19 vaccines in the next 10 days -Health Minister, Dr. Osagie Ehanire
Mr. Ehanire disclosed this on Saturday at the end of an inspection tour of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba. “We are told that by the end of this month, which is about 10 days from now, we shall get the vaccines. “We do not…
Nigeria Watches Her Back As Ebola Breaks Out in Guinea – NCDC
Barely 24 hours after Guinea declared Ebola outbreak in the country as an epidemic, Port Health Services of the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria has been directed to scale up screening at the port of entry. Guinea had on Sunday declared a new outbreak…
WHO ‘ramping up readiness’ for new Ebola outbreak dubbed ‘EPIDEMIC’ in Guinea
The World Health Organization (WHO) is heightening its readiness and response to an Ebola outbreak in the West African nation of Guinea after eight infections and at least four deaths were linked to the deadly disease there.The Guinean officials on Sunday sounded the alarm over…
New COVID-19 saliva testing strategy could translate into easy-to-use home device
A new testing approach that uses mouth swabs would be easier to collect and simpler to process in the laboratory than the current nasal-swab process. A new two-stage saliva testing strategy for SARS-CoV-2 virus infection that is simpler and easier to use than nasal swab…
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