The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said a total of 8,439 mild adverse…
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154,225 patients recover from COVID-19 in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that a total of 154,225 patients…
Chinese COVID-19 vaccine efficacy is ‘not high,’ top health official admits
The efficacy of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines is “not high” and authorities are weighing options to…
More than 1 in 4 US adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19
As the US aims to ramp up inoculations to win the race against Covid-19 variants, more than…
Africa, Johnson & Johnson sign agreement for 400m doses of COVID-19 vaccines
The African Union (AU) and Johnson & Johnson have signed a historic COVID-19 vaccine procurement…
COVID-19: NCDC announces 149,882 recoveries as at March 25
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the number of COVID-19 recoveries…
Group petitions Lagos Assembly over high cost of COVID-19 test
A coalition has petitioned the Lagos State House of Assembly on the high cost of…
Bed occupancy in Lagos COVID-19 care centres reduces to 8%: commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi says bed occupancy in the state’s…
COVID-19 won’t be our worst pandemic, says epidemiologist who helped end smallpox
An American epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox says the COVID-19 pandemic is not “the big…
Our vaccine experience, by Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat said they felt no side…
