Britain has authorized emergency use of a second Covid-19 vaccine, becoming the first country to greenlight an easy-to-handle shot that its developers hope will become the “vaccine for the world.”
The first reported US case of the highly-infectious Covid-19 variant that emerged in the UK has been confirmed in the state of Colorado. The patient, a man in his 20s
Nigeria is not in the driving seat to demand the required number of vaccines the country needs because the country remains in the category of poor countries, a former Lagos state governorship candidate
The United Nations has called on countries of the world to be ready for future health emergencies when the world body commemorated the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday, underscoring the
The Anap Foundation Covid-19 Think Tank, has called on the federal and state governments in Nigeria to “come up with a smart crisis management plan to address this second wave
Health authorities in France and Lebanon have confirmed their first cases of the coronavirus variant that prompted global travel restrictions and strict lockdown measures in the United Kingdom. The French
Mali’s opposition leader Soumaila Cisse, considered a leading contender in 2022 elections, has died in France after contracting coronavirus. The 71-year-old died two months after his release from lengthy captivity by
Hong Kong extended a compulsory quarantine by an extra seven days to 21 days for all visitors outside China, effective Friday, in stepped-up efforts to prevent a new variant of
Morocco has commenced the implementation of the three weeks night curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. The curfew that begins at 9 pm and ends at 6
Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the US with an additional 100 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine under a new agreement. The drugmakers said Wednesday that they expect to deliver
The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, has revealad that the PTF is in touch with Professor Christian Happi, who alongside Ify Aniebo
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved antibody Ebanga for the treatment of the Ebolavirus infection (Zaire ebolavirus) in adults and children, 44 years after the deadly disease was
German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the new UK variant, but further studies are need to be completely sure, its chief executive Ugur Sahin
There is growing international alarm over a new variant of the coronavirus in the UK, with a host of countries imposing travel bans. More than 40 countries have barred UK
The Acting Health Secretary of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Health and Human Services Secretariat, Dr. Mohammed Kawu, has raised the alarm that the new strain of Covid-19 spreading rapidly in
The rapid spread of a new variant of coronavirus has been blamed for the introduction of stricter mixing rules and lockdowns for millions of people in the UK. [bc_video video_id=”6217552758001″
Claims by the federal government that churches in Nigeria flout Covid-19 protocols have been debunked, with the government advised to focus on educating the vast number of citizens who move
Australian states and territories have begun enforcing entry bans on Sydney residents amid a growing coronavirus outbreak in the nation’s largest city. The border closures outside New South Wales (NSW)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is in “close contact” with UK officials over the emergence of a new variant of Covid-19. The new variant is spreading more
Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a nation with a staggering
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