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Moderna Announces Start of Covid-19 Vaccine Trials for Children

US manufacturer Moderna on Tuesday said it has started Covid-19 vaccine trials for children aged fro…

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Senate Approves Medical Varsity for Iyin Ekiti

The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading, a bill for the establishment of the Federal Univers…

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COVID-19: NCDC Discharges 353 People, Total Discharges Now 145,752

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has discharged 353 people after being treated from var…

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WHO Experts to Meet On AstraZeneca Shot as Virus Cases Surge

WHO safety experts prepared to meet Tuesday to discuss the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine whose rol…

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UCH Doctors Commence Five-Day Warning Strike

The Association of Resident Doctors at the University College Hospital, Ibadan on Tuesday commenced …

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China Aims To Improve Family Doctors’ Services

China will increase services provided by contracted family doctors to issue long-term prescriptions …

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NAFDAC Collects Water Samples, Others to Investigate Cause of Strange Disease in Kano

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has collected water s…

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AstraZeneca Fear: Vaccination Suffers Setback, Five More Countries Halt Exercise

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 says it is aware of the increasing concerns about the Oxford…

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NHEA Seeks Support for Health Workers

The project director, Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award, has urged Nigerians to celebrate health …

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Nigeria Has Inadequate Health Professionals, Says EkOUNIMED Proprietor

The founder of Eko University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Lagos, Dr Ibraheem Hameed, has said N…

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No Adverse Effect with AstraZeneca Vaccine, Says FG

The Federal Government has said that the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine has no adverse effect.It said ye…

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Shawsand Medical Center Train Personnel in Basic and Advanced Life Support Course

In her bid to provide world class healthcare efficiently and cost effectively with 'compassion and f…

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One Out Of 10 Abians Suffering From Kidney Disease - NMA

The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Abia State, has expressed concern over the prevalence of kidne…

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COVID-19: Nigeria Confirms 120 New Infections, Active Cases Now 13,245

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said with 120 confirmed new cases of COVID-9, the …

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Group Commends NAFDAC on Professionalism

The Guild of Water Purifiers and Researchers of Nigeria has said the National Agency for Food, Drug …

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NAFDAC Raises the Alarm on Fake COVID-19 Vaccines

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Sunday warned Nigerians to be wa…

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NAFDAC Destroys N2bn Worth of Medicines, Cosmetics in Awka, Kano

As part of efforts aimed at eradicating fake drugs and other spurious regulated products from circul…

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FCT Takes Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccines

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has taken delivery of 219,800 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from…

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Stakeholders Reaffirm Role Of Laboratory Testing, Scientists In COVID-19 Fight

Stakeholders have stressed the need for action to intensify efforts to contain the spread of COVID-1…

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Nigeria’s COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 2,000

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are pictured at the Sheba Medical Center, Israel. Phot…

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