Health

Nigeria Approves Moderna, Sputnik, Korean Astrazeneca for Covid Vaccination

Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved three additional Covid-19 vaccines for use. Ahead…

3 years ago

After 10 Days of Hiccups, Brazil’s Bolsonaro May Need Surgery

Brazilian president’s office says Jair Bolsonaro is suffering from an intestinal blockage and may need emergency surgery. Brazilian President Jair…

3 years ago

Dispiriting Setback: Covid Deaths, Cases Rise Again Globally

Covid-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally in a dispiriting setback that is triggering another round of…

3 years ago

About 3,000 on Singapore Cruise Ship Confined to Cabins after Suspected Covid Case

A Genting Cruise Lines’ ship on a “cruise to nowhere” has returned to Singapore after a passenger was suspected of…

3 years ago

Immunised But Banned: EU Says Not All Covid Vaccines Equal

After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would…

3 years ago

WHO Says Rich Countries Should Donate Vaccines, Not Use Boosters

Top officials at the World Health Organization say there's not enough evidence to show that third doses of coronavirus vaccines…

3 years ago

‘Dying in Their Homes’: Covid-hit Indonesians Scramble for Oxygen

Outside a small store in South Jakarta, dozens of people line up for the chance to save the life of…

3 years ago

Pfizer to Seek US Authorisation for 3rd Vaccine Dose

Pfizer is about to seek U.S. authorisation for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, saying Thursday that another shot…

3 years ago

Global Vaccine Coalition Plans 520m Jabs for Nigeria, Others in 2021

Managing Director of the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX), a distribution scheme for the coronavirus jabs, Aurelia Nguyen, has said…

3 years ago

Covid: Nigeria Confirms First Case of Delta Variant

Health authorities in Nigeria have detected a confirmed case with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2. They urged citizens…

3 years ago