The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has commenced online registration of Nigerians interested in taking COVID-19 vaccination ahead of the Tuesday arrival of the first batch of the nation’s vaccines. The agency disclosed this in a series of messages posted on its Twitter handle, @NphcdaNG, on Monday. “We have…
Nigerian authorities say the expected COVID-19 vaccine would be administered in the order of priority, less than 24 hours to the arrival of the vaccine. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, disclosed this on Monday while highlighting the preparedness of the government to take delivery of the…
Britain announced Sunday that it has given more than 20 million people at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, with the rapid rollout providing hope in a country with Europe’s highest death toll. Health Secretary Matt Hancock made the announcement in a video on Twitter, saying: “I’m absolutely delighted…
Edo State has recorded 38 new cases and 46 recoveries from coronavirus (COVID-19), as the government intensifies efforts to contain the spread of the second wave of the pandemic. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this on Friday during the daily virtual meeting of the State COVID-19…
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 634 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 154,476. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. The public health agency also registered six COVID-19 additional deaths, raising the total fatality in…
Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are studying adding a third dose to their vaccine regime and testing a new version targeting the South African variant of the coronavirus. As countries around the world rush to vaccinate people, concerns have risen that more transmissible variants such as the one first…
A cholera outbreak has killed 55 people affected by a jihadist violence since the end of last year in northern Mozambique, UNICEF said Wednesday. Nearly 5,000 cases of cholera have been reported, especially among hundreds of thousands of civilians living with host families and in makeshift accommodation in camps for…
The 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer Report has revealed that only 26 per cent of Nigerians are willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine when made available. The Report also showed that Nigerians fear losing their jobs more than they fear being infected by the coronavirus. In addition, Nigerians’ distrust for government…
Children born to mothers who eat a lot of processed foods packed with sugar and salt face an increased risk of obesity late in childhood, researchers said on Monday. “Children born to mothers who eat a low-quality diet — high in inflammation-associated foods — during pregnancy may be more likely…
The Nigerian government has explained why children in the country will not be receiving the approved COVID-19 vaccines when it finally arrives. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, while speaking at Monday’s weekly briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19,…
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