A Covid-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears to be more contagious and has been classified as being “of concern”, the World Health Organization said…
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Nigeria bans travellers from India, Brazil, Turkey over COVID-19 fears
Nigeria will ban travellers coming from India, Brazil, and Turkey because of concerns about the rampant spread of coronavirus in those countries, a presidential committee said on Sunday. “Non-Nigerian passport…
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Third shot needed to boost immunity, says scientist who helped develop Pfizer vaccine
The co-founder and chief medical officer of BioNTech, Ozlem Tureci says people may need to get vaccinated with a third shot of its Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as immunity against the…
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NAFDAC approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine for emergency use
By our reporter| The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Friday announced that it has approved Pfizer-BionTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in Nigeria. NAFDAC DG,…
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‘Act Now’: Africa medics warn of India-like COVID-19 surge
Africa risks being overrun by coronavirus infections if urgent measures are not taken to avert a similar disaster to the “very concerning” crisis in India, the continent’s disease control body…
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