China Rolls Out World’s First Oral COVID-19 Vaccine
AP/ The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in what appears to be a…
COVID-19: Why Many Fully Vaccinated People are Getting Infected
AP/ Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately? A couple of factors are at play, starting with the…
Most Vaccinated People Have Zero Protection Against Omicron Covid Variant —New Study
Matilda Omonaiye/ Millions of people have effectively no protection against the Omicron Covid variant, health experts have warned. According British…
COVID-19: FG Approves Booster Shots
Pat Stevens & Agency Report/ The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, has authorised vaccine booster against the pandemic for…
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…
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…
What Happens 6 Months after Taking Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine
Reuters/ The effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in preventing infection by the coronavirus dropped to 47% from 88% six months…
US Drug Maker Produces First Covid-19 Antiviral Pill
Femi Ashekun/ US pharmaceutical company, Merck, is seeking emergency authorisation for first of its kind Covid-19 antiviral drug after “remarkable”…
Third Person Dies in Japan after Taking Contaminated Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine
The Guardian/ A third man has died in Japan after receiving an injection from one of three batches of Moderna…
Ondo Gives Workers 2 Weeks Ultimatum to Take COVID-19 Vaccine
Femi Ashekun/ Ondo State Government has made vaccination compulsory for all civil servants in a bid to curb the spread…