Health

UK to Cover Covid-19 Vaccine Side-effects under Damages Scheme

Britain will pay individuals who suffer any severe side-effects from Covid-19 vaccines under an existing programme, the government said on…

4 years ago

Pfizer Slashed Its Original Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Target After Supply Chain Obstacles

When Pfizer Inc. said last month it expects to ship half the Covid-19 vaccines it had originally planned for this…

4 years ago

UK First Country to Approve Pfizer/BioNTech Covid Vaccine for Mass Roll Out

The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. British…

4 years ago

Covid-19: Lung Damage ‘Identified’ in Study

Covid-19 could be causing lung abnormalities still detectable more than three months after patients are infected, researchers suggest. A study…

4 years ago

Nigeria Braces for Global Politics of Vaccines

Nigeria’s federal government has owned up that acquiring the Covid-19 vaccine for the public is a challenging task before the…

4 years ago

Moderna to Request Emergency Approval of Its Covid-19 Vaccine

Moderna Inc. said it would ask US and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as…

4 years ago

Nigerian Scientist Who Was a Roadside Food Vendor Creates Device That Can Detect Covid-19 and Cancer Cells

A Nigerian neuroscientist and start-up founder has created a device that can be used to detect Covid-19, the smell of…

4 years ago

Fauci Warns of Surge in US Covid Cases Post Thanksgiving

US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has warned that the country could see "surge upon surge" of coronavirus cases in…

4 years ago

Nigeria: States Yet to Take Action to End Open Defecation By 2025, as Minister Says Only 38 LGAs Open Defecation Free

Despite several plans and actions put in place to ensure Nigeria is open defecation free by 2025, the country's Minister…

4 years ago

UK Secures Two Million More Doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine

Britain has secured two million doses of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, to be available in Europe as early as…

4 years ago