Scientists will meet on Thursday to advise South Africa’s government on its next steps after a study suggested the dominant local coronavirus variant may reduce antibody protection from Pfizer’s COVID-19…
Read More Pfizer study deals new blow to South Africa’s vaccine hopes
A suspected case of Ebola in Liberia has been detected in a woman who came from the Guinean town of Nzérékoré, which is in the region of a new outbreak…
Read More Suspected Ebola case reported in Liberia
Chidi Samuel| The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday approved the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Dr.…
Read More AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine approved by NAFDAC for use in Nigeria
Chidi Samuel| Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 8 coronavirus-related deaths with 869 new infections. The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control in a statement via its verified Twitter handle said the new…
Read More Nigeria records 8 deaths, 869 new coronavirus infections
Chidi Samuel| Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed 1368 new cases of the novel coronavirus. The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control in a statement via its verified Twitter handle said the new…
Read More Nigeria confirms 1368 new cases of coronavirus.