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COVID-19: 1 In 3 Survivors Suffer Long-Term Health Issues
According to a review of studies looking at the lasting impact of the disease, at least one in three patients hospitalised with Covid-19 suffer long-term health issues including multiple organ problems and deteriorated mental health. Published in the journal Nature Medicine, the review looked at the frequency of symptoms among Covid “long-haulers”, the most common…
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Tension Rises Over Covid-19 Third Wave Amidst Vaccine Shortage
Experts are saying people should still take covid-19 safety rules more seriously as new infections rise in Europe, Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa. Recent updates on the COVID-19 situation in Africa showed that more than 3.2 million people have tested positive, projecting the likelihood of a third wave of the virus hitting East Africa. The…
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COVAX: Over 122,000 People Vaccinated In Nigeria
The Federal Government has said that no fewer than 122,410 people have received the AstraZeneca vaccine. While giving updates on the ongoing vaccination across the country, the Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, said, “At this stage, it is important to update Nigerians with the number of vaccinations.…
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Full List Of Nigerian Governors Yet To Take The Covid-19 Vaccine
23 days since Nigeria received the first batch of AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine doses, not less than 11 governors are yet to publicly take the COVID-19 vaccine jab A good number of them have relied on their deputies and health commissioners to launch the vaccination without publicly taking the vaccine following the temporary ban of the…
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NPHCDA: Over 50% Nigerians Will Take Covid-19 Vaccine
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has disclosed that over 50 percent of Nigerians have admitted that they will take the Covid-19 vaccines. The agency compared the result to it’s earlier studies which showed that up to 75 percent of Nigerians said they will not take it. NPHCDA CEO, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, said this…
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Covid-19: Nine Countries Suspend Use Of Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine
About nine countries have suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine after reports of blood clots. The nine countries—Norway, Iceland, Austria, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Italy, Latvia and Denmark have temporarily suspended use of the vaccine as a precautionary move after reports of blood clots and one death. The decisions are a setback for Europe’s…
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AstraZeneca Unable To Meet Second-Quarter Vaccine Delivery To EU
According to a report by Bloomberg, AstraZeneca Plc might be unable to supply the agreed number of Covid-19 vaccines to the European Union in the second quarter after the company’s efforts to remedy a slew of problems ran into further trouble. The EU was expecting to receive almost 400 million vaccine doses in total in…
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3.9M COVAX: Abia, Ebonyi, Borno, Kaduna Receive Vaccine
Four other states have received doses of 3.94 million Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 given to Nigeria. The four states got a total number 358, 920 doses of the vaccine– Abia, 61,320; Ebonyi, 42,090; Borno, 75,510; Kaduna, 180,000. The Nigerian government had received 3.94 million COVAX- a vaccine co-led by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health…
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3.9M COVAX: 6 States Receive Over 599,000 Doses Of Vaccine
A total of six states in Nigeria had gotten over 599,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. These states include Jigawa, Niger, Osun, Plateau, Kano, Bauchi received a total of 592,520 doses. Jigawa State received 68,000 doses; Niger State got 74,110 doses and 64,240 doses were delivered to Osun State. Also, Plateau State received 105,600…
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Austria Suspends AstraZeneca Vaccines Over Bloodclot Reports
Austria has temporarily suspended the use of a specific batch of AstraZeneca vaccines based on the death of a patient who was diagnosed with multiple thrombosis (blood clots) after being vaccinated with the product. Another patient who was vaccinated suffered a pulmonary embolism but is currently recovering. In February, Austria’s Health Minister Rudolf AschoberAnschober announced…