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COVID-19: England to start using Moderna jab
England will start using the Moderna vaccine on Tuesday, which will be used at over 20 sites this week.
Health officials started using the Moderna jab in Wales last week and had said it would be rolled out across the rest of the United…
Australia shelves plans to buy J&J COVID-19 vaccine
Australia has no current plans to add Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine to its immunisation drive, as it moves away from procuring vaccines under review over blood clots.
Authorities said on Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson…
Nigeria confirms 44 new cases of Covid-19
Nigeria has confirmed 44 new cases of Coronavirus also known as Covid-19, bringing the total number of the confirmed cases to 1 163,837.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC made this known on Monday, April 12th.
The NCDC…
“COVID-19 has revealed Nigerian Scientists’ innate creativity” – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has observed that the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the potentials, talents and creativity of the nation’s scientists.
In a speech delivered on the President’s behalf by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at a public…
COVID-19: FCTA vaccinates over 40,000 residents
No fewer than 40,000 residents of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory are said to have received their first shot of the COVID-19 Vaccines since the rollout of the exercise in March 2021.
The Acting Executive Secretary, FCT Primary…
Regeneron’s COVID-19 cocktail helps prevent symptomatic disease, results suggest
Regeneron's COVID-19 antibody cocktail has helped reduce the risk of symptomatic infections by 81% among people in households where another member had become ill.
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COVID-19 Vaccines: Cameroon receives 200,000 doses of Sinopharm
Cameroon took delivery on Sunday of 200,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, the first vaccines to arrive in the country, which will enable it inoculate frontline workers as it battles rising cases of coronavirus, the health…
India’s coronavirus tally overtakes Brazil, records 168,912 on Monday
India reported a record daily tally of 168,912 COVID-19 infections on Monday, the world's highest, while worries grew over a further spike, as hundreds of thousands of devotees gathered for a ritual bath in the Ganges river.
Monday's new…
China considers mixing vaccines to increase its Efficacy
China is considering mixing Covid vaccine to increase its efficacy after recent data showed that Chinese vaccine efficacy was "not high".
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Gao Fu, the director of the…
Medical Tourism: University of Calabar Teaching Hospital upgrades facilities
Determined to provide its patients with quality healthcare services and check medical tourism, the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, has upgraded its equipment and facility.
The Chief Medical Director, CMD, of the tertiary…