Covid-19 Update
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Why COVID-19 revaccination is important— WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has elucidated the significance of re-vaccination against COVID-19 in order to prevent infection or reinfection. Dr. Maria…
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China says no ‘unusual or novel pathogens’ after WHO queries respiratory outbreaks
Beijing has attributed a rise in flu-like illnesses to the lifting of Covid curbs, said the WHO, which had requested…
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Pfizer reports loss as COVID-19 Revenues experience sharp fall
Pfizer has reported a loss following a sharp fall in the sales of its Covid-19 vaccine and therapeutic from pandemic…
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2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to two Covid vaccine pioneers
Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and U.S. colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier before making mRNA molecule discoveries that…
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New COVID-19 variants not in Nigeria – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is monitoring the new subvariants of the Omicron variant…
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German court rejects lawsuit alleging COVID vaccine side effects
A regional court in Germany has dismissed a woman’s lawsuit over health issues that she claimed were side effects of…
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WHO, U.S. health authorities tracking new Covid-19 variant
The World Health Organization and U.S. health authority says they are closely monitoring a new variant of COVID-19, although the…
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COVID 19: WHO urges governments to maintain systems built during pandemic
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments to maintain and not dismantle the systems built for COVID-19 intervention. WHO…
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COVID 19: Scent Dogs Excel in COVID-19 Detection
New research suggests that scent dogs may provide a faster and more efficient way to detect COVID-19, even outperforming conventional…
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Covid-19: Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliamentary committee – MPs
A parliamentary committee has ruled on Thursday that Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom’s former prime minister who was in power…
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