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Nigeria Approves China’s Sinopharm Covid Vaccine
The Nigerian government has approved the use of Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV Covid-19 vaccine in the country. Faisal…
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu raises alarm, says Lagos records 135 deaths in third wave
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has urged the resident of the state to follow COVID-19 protocols…
Nigeria: Cholera Figures Rise, Federal Government Activates Ssnitation Desk Across Country
As cases of Cholera figures continue to rise in Zamfara, Bauchi, Kano, Gombe, Plateau, Niger, Zamfara…
India Gives Emergency Approval for World’s First Covid DNA Jab
India’s drug regulator has granted emergency use approval for Zydus Cadila’s Covid-19 vaccine, the world’s first…
US Plans Booster Shots for All Americans as Studies Suggest Vaccine Losing Ground
US health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense Covid-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore…
Nigeria Spends $300m on Johnson & Johnson Vaccines
Nigeria’s federal government on Thursday gave an update on its fight against the spread of COVID-19…
NCDC Calls For Action As Cholera Kills 816 In 22 States, FCT
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has called on state governments and citizens to take…
Second Phase Of Covid Vaccination To Begin August 16 – NPHCDA
After one postponement, Nigeria is now scheduled to commence the second phase of its COVID-19 vaccination…
Nigeria to Administer Second Batch of Covid Vaccines Starting Tuesday
Nigeria will begin administering the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines from August 10, the Presidential Steering…
COVID-19: Millions Under Lockdown As China Grapples With Delta Outbreak
Millions of people were confined to their homes in China Monday as the country tried to…
Why You Should Try Intermittent Fasting
You’re probably living under a rock if you’ve not heard about intermittent fasting because it’s one…
Nigeria Records Highest COVID-19 Cases In Almost Five Months
Nigeria’s coronavirus cases maintained a steady since the start of the week with 558 new infections…
U.S. to ship 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nigeria, 5.66 million to South Africa
The U.S. government on Wednesday will ship nearly 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to two…
Pfizer/BioNTech To Produce COVID-19 Vaccine In South Africa
COVID-19 vaccine makers BioNTech and Pfizer said Wednesday they will produce their jab in South Africa…
France Rolls out Covid Health Pass as Cases Soar
A new Covid health pass has come into effect in France amid a surge of new…
Covid: Anger as Half of Australians in Lockdown Again
More than 13 million Australians – about half the population – are in lockdown after a…
Research: India’s Deaths During Pandemic 10 Times Official Toll
India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official Covid-19 toll,…
NCDC Confirms 203 New COVID-19 Cases As FG Places Six States On Red Alert
Nigeria on Sunday recorded an increase in new Covid-19 cases after 203 infections and one death…
Nigeria’s Drug Agency Warns Against Use of Unverified Covid Herbal Medicine
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerian researchers in…
Nigeria: Lagos, 5 Other States, Federal Capital on Red Alert Over Third Covid Wave
Nigeria’s federal government has put six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on red alert…
Covid deaths again rise above 200
News Desk: Bangladesh reported another 204 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours until 8:00…
Biden Says Social Media ‘Killing People’ with Covid Misinformation
US President Joe Biden has said that social media companies are “killing people” by failing to…
With Virus Cases Rising, Mask Mandate Back in Los Angeles
Los Angeles County will again require masks be worn indoors in the nation’s largest county, even…
Nigeria Approves Moderna, Sputnik, Korean Astrazeneca for Covid Vaccination
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved three additional Covid-19…
NAFDAC Approves Moderna And Sputnik Vaccines For Use
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has approved two more COVID-19 vaccines for…
Nigeria Governors in Talks With FG to Speed Up Vaccine Procurement and Prevent Third Wave
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says governors of the country’s thirty-six states have agreed on ways…
Uganda Unveils Herbal Medicine to Treat Covid
Health authorities in Uganda have approved a locally manufactured herbal medicine to treat Covid-19 patients and…
NDLEA Boss Says About 10.6million Nigerians Are Actively Abusing Cannabis
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa has lamented over the…
Saudi Arabia Hands Over 23 Ventilators to Nigeria
Saudi Arabia has handed over 23 ventilators worth $1 million to the Nigerian government to combat…
China Launches First Astronauts to New Space Station
China has launched three astronauts into orbit to begin occupation of the country’s new space station.…
Britain Considers Vaccine Passports to Restart International Travel
Britain is looking at easing travel restrictions, including allowing those who are double vaccinated against COVID-19…
Nigeria To Get 3.92m More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses ‘End Of July Or Early August’, Says FG
Nigeria will receive additional 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine latest in early August. Dr…
COVID-19: 9mobile Celebrates Health Workers at National Hospital Abuja
9mobile has recognized Dr. Abdussamad Ayinde and other health workers at the National Hospital Abuja for…
India’s COVID-19 Deaths Hit 4000 Record
India recorded more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a day for the first time and more states…
How the US Locked Up Vaccine Materials Other Nations Urgently Need
To fight the pandemic at home, the United States gave its own vaccine manufacturers priority access…
Germany Rejects US Proposal to Waive Covid Vaccine Patents
Germany on Thursday rejected a US proposal to waive patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, saying the…
Peloton Reverses Course, Decides to Recall Treadmills after Injuries, Death
Peloton announced a recall of its treadmills on Wednesday, reversing course just weeks after saying there…
US: FDA Expected to OK Pfizer Vaccine for Teens Within Week
The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages…
Miscarriage Rates ‘43% Higher’ in Black Women
Black women face a significantly higher risk of having a miscarriage than white, research suggests. The…
Austria Suspends AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Batch after Death
Austrian authorities have suspended inoculations with a batch of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as a precaution while…
Buhari, Osinbajo To Take COVID-19 Vaccine On Saturday, Says NPHCDA Boss
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA) Dr. Faisal Shuaib has…
Dolly Parton Gets COVID-19 Vaccine, Urges Fans To Do Same
From “Jolene” to “Vaccine” — country music legend Dolly Parton has received her first COVID-19 shot and urged…
Nigerian Govt Launches Strategy For Effective COVID-19 Vaccination
Ahead of the receipt of the first batch of the COVAX vaccines, the Federal Government is…
‘It’s like we’re trying our best to help the virus’: A fourth wave is looming if US fails to contain COVID-19 variants, experts say
COVID-19 infection and hospitalization rates are falling nationwide, but experts talk in dire terms about what will happen…
COVID-19 Will Remain With Us – ECDC Chief
The world should be prepared for the coronavirus to continue to circulate long-term despite the roll-out…
WHO Expresses Concern About SA Vaccine Rollout Halt
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against jumping to conclusions about the efficacy of coronavirus…
UK Trial to Test Combining Pfizer and AstraZeneca Vaccines in Two-shot Regimen
Britain on Thursday launched a trial to assess the immune responses generated if doses of the…
WHO Team Visits Wuhan Virus Lab at Center of Origin Speculation
World Health Organization investigators on Wednesday visited a research center in the Chinese city of Wuhan…
J&J Vaccine Adds to Covid-19 Armoury, Includes South African Variant
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday that its single-dose vaccine was 66% effective in preventing Covid-19…
COVID-19 Vaccine: Firms Must Deliver, Says EU Chief
Companies producing Covid-19 vaccines “must deliver”, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday as…
Moderna Vaccine Appears to Work against New Covid Variants
Moderna’s Covid vaccine appears to work against new, more infectious variants of the pandemic virus found…
As pandemic worsens, Biden unveils ambitious Covid-19 strategy
Joe Biden’s administration unveiled a detailed Covid-19 roadmap Thursday to boost vaccinations and testing while centering…
Mass Covid Vaccination Centres to Open in England
Thousands more people will receive a Covid-19 vaccine this week as seven mass centres open across…
Nigerian Governors Concerned About Covid Vaccine Availability, Urge Local Production
Nigerian state governors want the federal government to expedite actions on local production of Covid-19 vaccine…
Nigeria Records Six More Deaths As COVID-19 Cases Near 96,000
Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll hit 1,330 on Thursday after six more people battling the disease lost…
WHO Endorses Pfizer Vaccine for Covid-19 Immunisation in Nigeria
As Nigeria prepares to take delivery of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of January, the World…
EU Agency Fast Tracks Moderna Vaccine Decision To Jan 6
The EU’s medicines watchdog said on Thursday that it had brought forward the date for a…
COVID- 19: Kaduna Shuts Schools Over Spike In Infections
The Kaduna State Ministry of Education has shut down all public schools across the 23 Local…
US Approves Pfizer Vaccine As Millions Of Doses Begin Shipping
The US green-lighted the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine late Friday, paving the way for millions of vulnerable…
Nigeria warned of possible new COVID-19 wave, authorities eye vaccine in early 2021
Nigeria may be on the verge of a second wave of COVID-19 infections, the health minister…
Covid-19: Isolation Centres Prepare for Reopening as Fear of ‘Second Wave’ Hits Nigeria
The Nigerian government has directed health workers to be on red alert and has asked Covid-19…
US Panel Endorses Widespread Use of Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine
A US government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country…
Ahead of Vaccine Approval Vote, US Regulator Says Pfizer Offers Strong Protection After First Dose
US regulators have confirmed the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine is 95% effective, paving the way for it…
90-Year-Old British Grandmother First To Receive Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
A 90-year-old British grandmother became the first person in a Western country to receive an approved…
UNICEF Seeks $2.5bn For Mideast Children As COVID-19 Deepens Poverty
The UN children’s agency Monday appealed for $2.5 billion in new funds for 39 million children…
Global Attention as UK Starts Huge Covid-19 Vaccination Tuesday
Final checks took place on Sunday on the deliveries of the coronavirus vaccine developed by American…
UN Chief Warns Of Long Road Ahead After Vaccines
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the world could be fighting the aftershocks of the…
US Hits Record Covid-19 Cases and Hospitalisations
Record-high coronavirus infections and hospitalisations have been reported in the US, with fears they will not…
UN: Food has run out for nearly 100,000 refugees in Ethiopia
The United Nations says food has now run out for the nearly 100,000 refugees from Eritrea…
UK First Country to Approve Pfizer/BioNTech Covid Vaccine for Mass Roll Out
The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine…
Covid-19: Lung Damage ‘Identified’ in Study
Covid-19 could be causing lung abnormalities still detectable more than three months after patients are infected,…
Nigeria Braces for Global Politics of Vaccines
Nigeria’s federal government has owned up that acquiring the Covid-19 vaccine for the public is a…
UK Secures Two Million More Doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine
Britain has secured two million doses of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, to be available in…
New Study Explains Why Africa Defied Dire Predictions to Survive Deadly Covid-19
A new study by a consortium of African medical doctors has given reasons why the Covid-19…
UK City to Start Mass Coronavirus Vaccination December 7
The British Army is to take over part of Ashton Gate Stadium in South Bristol next…
Type O Blood Linked to Lower Covid Risk
A large study adds to evidence that people with type O or Rh−negative blood may be…
India’s Pharmaceutical Giant To Make 100 Million Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccines
One of the developers of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine announced Friday that India-based drugmaker Hetero…
South Korea Braces for Bed Shortages as Coronavirus Cases Near Nine-month High
South Korea reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day on Friday,…
Covid-19 Vaccines for Africa ‘Might Not Be Available Until Second Quarter of 2021’
Africa may have to wait until the second quarter of 2021 to roll out vaccines, according…
Nigeria Working Closely With WHO To Access COVID-19 Vaccines, Says PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says Nigerian authorities are working closely with the World…
China Tests Millions after Coronavirus Flare-ups in Three Cities
Chinese authorities are testing millions of people, imposing lockdowns and shutting down schools after multiple locally…
Malaria Cases Rise In Jigawa After Flood Hits 17 LGAs
Malaria cases in Jigawa State have risen as a result of the flood that killed dozens…
Pfizer Seeks Emergency Use Authorization For Coronavirus Vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech on Friday submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use…
Donald Trump Jr. Tests Positive for Covid-19
Donald Trump Jr., the son of US President Donald Trump, tested positive for Covid-19 this week,…
Mexico Passes 100,000 Coronavirus Deaths
Mexico has passed the 100,000 mark in COVID-19 deaths, becoming only the fourth country, behind the…
India’s COVID-19 Cases Surpasses Nine Million As Delhi Struggles
India’s coronavirus caseload passed nine million on Friday, as hospitals in the capital New Delhi came under increasing…
COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Out Approachers As US Closes Early For Holidays
US giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech prepared Friday to file an emergency request to…
Lufthansa Cargo Prepared to Fly Covid Vaccines Worldwide
Germany’s largest airline Lufthansa says it’s cargo unit is ready to fly a possible coronavirus vaccine…
Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Deliveries Could Start ‘Before Christmas’
Pfizer could secure emergency U.S. and European authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine next month after final…
US MasterChef Junior Star Dies Aged 14 from Rare Cancer
MasterChef Junior star Ben Watkins has died aged 14 from a rare form of cancer, his…
New York Orders Schools to Close on Thursday as US Records 250,000 Covid Deaths
The US has recorded more than 250,000 deaths from Covid-19, a bleak marker as cases soar…
DR Congo Announces End of Ebola Outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo has said it is now Ebola-free after more than 40 days without…
Health Commissioner Claims No Strange Death In Kogi, Says 43 People Died In Enugu Border Town
Following an alarm raised by a lawmaker representing Olamaboro Constituency in the Kogi State House of…
UK Tops 50,000 Coronavirus Deaths as Italy Reaches One Million Infections
The United Kingdom has surpassed 50,000 deaths linked to COVID-19, with a recent rise in infections…
Turkey Bans Smoking in Public Areas as Covid Cases Increase
Turkey on Wednesday banned smoking in crowded public places to slow a recent surge in symptomatic…
Niger State Governor Tests Positive to COVID-19
Governor of Niger state in north-central Nigeria, Abubakar Sani Bello, has announced that he has tested…
15 die of mysterious disease in Nigeria’s Delta State
At least 15 people have died of an unknown disease in the Ute Okpu and Idumesa…
Madrid’s Militao Tests Positive For COVID-19
Real Madrid defender Eder Militao has contracted coronavirus on the eve of the Champions League group…
WHO chief in quarantine after contact tests positive for Covid-19
The World Health Organization chief said late Sunday that he was self-quarantining after someone he had…
Scientists Invent New Method To Treat Cancer Without Drugs
A research team in Singapore has devised an experimental treatment approach that causes cancer cells to…
FG reveals when COVID-19 vaccines will be available, cautions Nigerians against abandoning preventive measures
– Nigeria’s health minister, Ehanire, has cautioned Nigerians against abandoning Covid-19 prevention measures – Ehanire said…
Nationwide Strike: JOHESU Declares
The Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU) has asked its members to withdraw their services and embark on…
Lassa Fever kills 80 Lives In Ondo State
Lassa fever has recorded more fatalities than the much pronounced Coronavirus disease in Ondo State as…
First Volunteer Receives Italian Anti-COVID-19 Vaccine
An Italian hospital said on Monday it had inoculated a first volunteer with an anti-COVID-19 vaccine…
US Approves Plasma To Treat COVID-19, Global Death Toll Above 800,000
The United States announced an emergency authorization to use blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients as…
Aisha Buhari Returns From UAE Medical Trip, Calls For Better Hospitals In Nigeria
Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Saturday announced her return from medical treatment in the United…
We’ve learnt to strengthen our health system, says Ehanire
The Minister of Health Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said the COVID-19 pandemic has taught the country…
Bitter Kola: The 7 health benefits of this plant are incredible
Bitter Kola does not only increase sex drive, it also improves the sexual performance of men…
You need to read this before eating that pork
Pigs: their meat (pork) comes with health risks Pig meat or pork is said to be…
Ebola Cases Rise In New DR Congo Outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo’s northwest is growing, according to health officials, sounding the…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Supreme court justice has cancer again
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said she is undergoing chemotherapy for a recurrence…
Fertility rate: ‘Jaw-dropping’ global crash in children being born
James Gallagher Health and science correspondent reported that the world is ill-prepared for the global crash…
Sudan Criminalises Female Genital Mutilation
Sudan’s sovereign council, the highest authority in the country, on Friday ratified a law criminalising female…
Strange pneumonia deadlier than COVID-19 around, China warns
A pneumonia patient under care in Kazakhstan China has raised an alarm over a mystery pneumonia,…
WHO Declares Sri Lanka, Maldives Measles-Free
Measles and rubella have been eradicated from Sri Lanka and the Maldives after decades of immunisation…
WHO Studying Evidence Showing Airborne Transmission Of COVID-19 Virus
The WHO said Tuesday it would study fresh evidence on airborne transmission of the coronavirus, after…
Kenya To Ease Lockdown, Resume International Flights
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a “phased reopening” of the country, with the resumption…
Surge in COVID-19 cases among VIPs worries Federal Govt.
The Federal Government has expressed concern over the high rate of positive cases of the coronavirus…
Resident Doctors Embark On Indefinite Strike
Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike.…