Covid-19 News
COVID-19: Lagos records 408 new cases, with twelve deaths
Lagos state has recorded Four hundred and eight (408) cases, out of One thousand one hundred and fourteen (1114) confirmed...
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Covid vaccine: Single dose Covid vaccine 66% effective
The Covid-19 vaccine developed by Janssen is 66% effective, the Belgian company has announced. The international trial looked at giving...
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Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is 66% effective in global trial, but 85% effective against severe disease, company says
Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 single-shot vaccine was shown to be 66% effective in preventing moderate and severe disease in a...
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Covid-19: Novavax vaccine shows 89% efficacy in UK trials
A new coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be 89.3% effective in large-scale UK trials. The Novavax jab is the...
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Panic, Controversy Trails Health Workers Allegedly Contracting Covid-19 in Ajah Testing Facility
Residents in the Ajah area of Lagos have been thrown into panic as several workers in the WellMed Healthcare Laboratory...
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German officials say AstraZeneca vaccine shouldn’t be given to over-65s, citing lack of data
Germany's vaccine commission said the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine should not be given to people older than 65 years, amid a...
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COVID-19: No case was recorded in Lagos
Lagos state has recorded zero cases, out of Eight hundred and sixty-four (864) confirmed new cases of coronavirus infections in...
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COVID-19: Lagos records 773 new cases, with five deaths
Lagos state has recorded Seven hundred and seventy-three (773) cases, out of One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one (1861) confirmed...
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Tanzania president raises doubts over COVID vaccines
President John Magufuli claims, without evidence, that vaccines against COVID-19 are ‘dangerous’. Tanzanian President John Magufuli has claimed that vaccinations...
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Covid-19: Nigeria Exploring Partnership with Canada in Healthcare Interventions
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has said that the Nigerian government is exploring opportunities for mutual...
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