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COVID-19 Vaccination: Lagos NMA Demands Equity, Prioritisation of Health Workers

As Lagos prepares to roll out its COVID vaccination programme, medical doctors in the state are dema…

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NAFDAC, WHO Certify Covidshield Vaccine as AstraZeneca’s Patent

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the World Health Organisat…

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Nigeria Records 86 New COVID-19 Infections, Total Now 161,737

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 86 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the to…

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Austria Breaks 2021 Daily Record Of Coronavirus Cases

Austria has broken the record for daily Coronavirus cases since the beginning of this year again, wi…

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Covid-19: NCDC Confirms 135 New Infections, Total Now 161,409

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 135 new infections, bringing the number …

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Doctors Threaten Strike, Say FG Not Paying Dead Members’ Insurance

The National President of NARD, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, said this during an interview with The NAN …

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People Are Dying Of COVID-19, Vaccination Shouldn’t Be Stopped In Nigeria — NAFDAC D-G

In the wake of disruptions of ongoing COVID-19 vaccination exercise in Europe and the growing threat…

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Lagos Vaccinates 12,720 People In 48 Hours

The Lagos State Government says it has vaccinated 12,720 people with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccin…

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Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 4.06m – Africa CDC

The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has reached 4,062,388 as of Thursday …

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Ekiti Govt Allays Fears over COVID-19 Vaccines

The Ekiti State government has allayed fears that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine being administere…

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OAUTHC Performs Surgery on Boy, 14, With Rare Heart Problem

The Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, has successfully performed surger…

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Benefits of Vaccination Outweigh Risks, Say NAFDAC, WHO

With the many controversies surrounding the administration of the Astrazeneca vaccine to protect cit…

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NCDC DG Commends Ugwuanyi on Fight against COVID-19

Director General (DG) of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has commended …

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DELSUTH Lauds Okowa over Provision of COVID-19 Vaccine for Frontliners

The Chief Medical Director, Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara, Dr. Onome Og…

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WHO Statement on AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals

Some countries in the European Union have temporarily suspended use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vacc…

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NCDC Says COVID-19 Not Over, Rests Hope In Vaccine

Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said yesterday …

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Study: Bodybuilding Steroids Linked To Long-term Testicular Damage

Men who use anabolic steroids to build muscle for that "perfect bod" may be harming their testicular…

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NCDC Records 179 New COVID-19 Infections, Total Now 161,074

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 179 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the t…

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NAFDAC Begins Tests as 248 Admitted In Kano Hospitals

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has stated that it has collected water…

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COVID-19: Get Vaccinated, Continue With Non-Pharmaceutical Measures, Ugwuanyi Tells Enugu Residents

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has urged the people of the state to take advantage of the …

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