Canada Reports First Cases of Omicron Covid Variant from Visitors to Nigeria
Pat Stevens/ Canada has announced its first cases of the B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant, also known as omicron, detected in two…
WHO Names New COVID Variant Omicron, Cautions Against Travel Measures
Agency Report/ The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday classified the B.1.1.529 variant detected in South Africa as a SARS-CoV-2…
New Covid Variant: Several Countries Ban Travellers from Southern Africa
Pat Stevens/ The EU has followed the UK’s lead by announcing plans to impose travel restrictions on some southern African…
Talks to Waive Patents on Covid-19 Vaccines are ‘Stuck’, Okonjo-Iweala Warns Global Leaders
The World Trade Organization’s head has warned that highly-charged talks on an intellectual property waiver for Covid vaccines are “stuck”…
WHO Calls Emergency Meeting over New Covid-19 Variant
Pat Stevens/ The World Health Organization has called an emergency meeting to discuss the emergence of a new coronavirus variant,…
FG to Prosecute Holders of Fake Covid-19 Vaccination Cards
Agency Report/ The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC ) on COVID-19 said some citizens were still procuring vaccination cards through the…
Covid-19: Nigeria Tests 3,298,966 Persons, Records 211,171 Positive Results
Pat Stevens/ The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) says approximately 3,298,966 million persons had been tested for Covid-19 from the…
New Vaccine Only Effective Against One Malaria Specie —Virologist
Malik Yahya/ A virologist, Dr Solomon Chollom, has said that the new vaccine, though safe and efficacious, could not be…
Japanese Company to Launch Tobacco Plant-based Covid Vaccine
Femi Ashekun/ A subsidiary of a Japanese company backed by Philip Morris International is planning to launch the world’s first…
19-year-old Cancer Survivor Recounts Brave Fight Against Dreaded Ailment
Matilda Omonaiye/ A 19-year-old blood cancer survivor, Elsie lgberaese, has recounted her brave but harrowing battle against the deadly disease.…