Pascal Arogorn Ibe
- Health , Medical
- December 22, 2020
- 374 views
New COVID-19 variant in UK found in Nigeria – Experts
The new variant of the coronavirus currently causing panic and concern in the United Kingdom and the European Union has been identified in Nigeria by scientists at the Africa Centre…
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- December 21, 2020
- 325 views
Nigeria shops for multiple sources, affordably effective COVID-19 vaccines
….Targets 40 per cent population reach in 2021 The Federal Government is painstakingly exploring multiple sources and cheaper but effective COVID-19 vaccines. Chairman, Technical Working Group for the therapy, Dr.…
- Medical
- December 19, 2020
- 340 views
US Approves Moderna As Second Covid-19 Vaccine
Moderna has been approved by the US government as the country’s second Covid-19 vaccine, clearing the way for millions of doses to be released. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
- Medical
- December 17, 2020
- 329 views
EXTRA: Akwa Ibom hospital where fake nurses are certified
Nurses in Akwa Ibom state, disguised as either a secondary school leaver seeking admission or a patient. In this two-part report, he uncovered how the hospitals train and employ unqualified…
- Health , Medical
- December 16, 2020
- 314 views
Nigerians will get COVID-19 vaccine in January, says FG
The federal government says Nigerians will receive the coronavirus vaccine by January 2021. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, broke the news at the end of Wednesday’s federal executive council (FEC)…
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- December 13, 2020
- 299 views
Vaccine will be the final nail for COVID-19, says Nigerian-American leading Pfizer research
Onyema Ogbuagu, a Nigerian-American researcher and medical doctor, says the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine “will be the final nail in the coffin” for the virus that has killed over…
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- December 8, 2020
- 319 views
Bristish grandma, 90, first to get COVID-19 vaccine
Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old British grandmother has become the first person in the world to get the new Pfizer Covid-19 jab on Tuesday, as the NHS kicked off its biggest…
- Health , Medical
- December 2, 2020
- 350 views
Rollout of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine begins in UK next week
Mass vaccination of Britons against COVID-19 will start next week, with the approval of the vaccine made by Pfizer/BioNTech. The vaccine was approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory…
- Medical
- December 2, 2020
- 340 views
Fed Govt appoints national task team on vaccine
Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire has appointed a National Task Team on COVID-19 vaccine, with the responsibility to acquire and deploy vaccines in the country. This was contained in…
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- November 19, 2020
- 425 views
UK scientist invents face mask that ‘kills COVID-19″
Gareth Cave, a scientist in Nottingham, has invented a face mask that “kills more than 90% of flu and coronavirus”. Cave, a scientist and nanotechnology expert at Nottingham Trent University,…
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- November 17, 2020
- 370 views
ADB to access, distribute COVID-19 vaccines
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday it had allocated 20.3 million dollars to help member countries access and distribute vaccines for coronavirus. “Asia and the Pacific have largely…
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- November 9, 2020
- 328 views
First COVID-19 vaccine is 90 percent effective, says Pfizer
Pfizer and BioNTech say the first vaccine they have developed against COVID-19 can prevent more than 90 percent of people from getting infected. According to the BBC, the vaccine has…
- Medical
- October 31, 2020
- 347 views
FG vows to discourage physicians’ ‘brain drain’ from the country
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the Federal Government will do everything possible to discourage “physicians’ brain drain” from the country. Ehanire said this on Friday in Abuja…
- Medical
- October 29, 2020
- 339 views
EndSARS: Most Nigerian youths are high on drugs, says Lagos lawmaker
The lawmaker representing Amuwo Odofin constituency 1 of Lagos State , Mojisola Alli -Macaulay, says most Nigerian youths are high on drugs all the time . Alli -Macaulay said this…
- Medical
- October 27, 2020
- 349 views
NAFDAC blacklists Indian company over falsified medicines
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has blacklisted Mars Remedies PVT Limited, for manufacturing falsified medicine for a pharmaceutical company in Nigeria. This is contained…
