Covid-19

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 medical experts,…

3 years ago

US Says Early Reports Suggests Omicron Variant Less Dangerous than Delta

AP/ U.S. health officials said Sunday that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the country,…

3 years ago

Omicron: African Genes could have Weakened COVID-19 Virus, Says Obaje

Agency Report/ Dr Jonathan Obaje, a Nigerian Research Scientist based in Singapore, says based on preliminary clinical data coming from…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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"…

3 years ago

Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd Hit as FIFA Bars 8 Brazilian Players from Premier League

Premier League teams including Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United will be without a host of star players this…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Mohammed Fawehinmi Died of COVID-19 —Family

Matilda Omonaiye/ Mohammed Fawehinmi, the eldest son of late Gani Fawehinmi, reportedly died from COVID-19 complications. He died on August…

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