Health

Pfizer Asks US to Allow Covid Shots for Kids Aged 5 to 11

Pfizer asked the US government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 --…

3 years ago

UN Endorses World’s First Malaria Vaccine as ‘Historic Moment’

The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the world's first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children…

3 years ago

Special Report: Flooding Threatens Lives and Property in Ajegunle, Lagos State

Last week on What’s Trending with Ojy Okpe, we were alerted to a community in Lagos where residents currently live…

3 years ago

Watch: New Sickle Cell Drug Approved in UK

  For the first time in 20 years, a drug for the treatment of sickle cell disease has been approved…

3 years ago

Revolutionary New Treatment Signals Hope for Sickle Cell Sufferers

A major breakthrough has been made in healthcare, giving hope to millions of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) sufferers across the…

3 years ago

Cholera Looms as Refuse Heaps Litter Abuja

Residents of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to express fear of the possibility of the outbreak of cholera…

3 years ago

Australia to Buy Merck’s Covid Pill as Victoria Cases Hit Record

Australia will buy 300,000 courses of Merck & Co’s experimental antiviral pill, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, as…

3 years ago

Pfizer Covid Vaccine Effectiveness Drops after Six months, Study Shows

The effectiveness of the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine in preventing infection by the coronavirus dropped to 47% from 88% six…

3 years ago

Biden Lifts Abortion Referral Ban on Family Planning Clinics

The Biden administration on Monday reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump-era restriction as…

3 years ago

Nigerian Resident Doctors Suspend Nationwide Strike Two Months After

Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), have resolved to suspend their two months old industrial action. At…

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