Early findings posted ahead of rigorous peer review suggested the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine declined to 42% effectiveness against infection amid sweeping spread of the delta variant, with the Moderna vaccine…
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Yusuf Bello/ The federal government on Thursday said it was not considering a lockdown despite rising cases of COVID-19 infections across the country, even as it took delivery of 177,600…
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Chidi Samuel/ Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 790 cases of COVID-19 pandemic with one death, the highest in six months. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the infections…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has called on state governments and citizens to take more proactive steps to combat the outbreak of cholera across states in Nigeria. The…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said health authorities in Guinea have recorded a confirmed case of Marburg virus disease in the southern Gueckedou prefecture. This is the first…
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