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Covid-19: What To Know About The Indian Variant
According to new reports, the corona virus strain responsible for the surge in cases in India has been detected in two African countries. With the staggering amount of cases in India, health experts have expressed worry on the havoc it might cause in Africa owing to the very fragile conditions of the health care systems…
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Nigeria Bans Travel To India, Turkey and Brazil
The Federal Government has effected a travel ban that restricts entry to non-Nigerian passengers who have been in India, Brazil or Turkey in the last fortnight due to concerns over the surge in coronavirus and the different variants reportedly found in these countries. Recently, India saw the highest daily tally of new SARS-CoV-2 infections ever…
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Tanzania Announces Methods To Combat New Covid-19 Variants
Tanzania’s new government has announced the country would be taking new measures to combat the impending surge in Covid-19 cases, an admirable shift from the approach taken by its late leader John Magufuli, a COVID sceptic who had downplayed the pandemic. The New COVID-19 Measures in Tanzania Travelers returning from countries with a high number…
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UNICEF To Redistribute Over 1.3M Covid-19 Vaccine From Congo
Amid fears of possible expiration, The United Nations Children’s agency (UNICEF) said it will redistribute more than 1.3 million doses of vaccines meant for the Democratic Republic of Congo. The agency had previously announced the vaccine distributed under the global COVAX initiative will expire on 24 June. Due to doubts raised by blood clout issues…
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2021 Week 17: Covid-19 Cases Drops
Nigeria, in the seventeenth week of 2021, recorded a total of 467 cases of COVID-19. On average, the country had over 66.7 daily records of cases between April 23th and April 29th, 2021. According to Nigerian Center for Disease Control, the country had recorded a total number of 45 cases on Friday, 23th of April.…
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Report: World To Spend $157 billion On COVID-19 Vaccines Through 2025
The total spending on COVID-19 vaccines globally is projected to reach $157 billion by 2025. This is driven by a mass vaccination program underway and “booster shots” expected every two years, according to a report from Reuters by U.S. health data company IQVIA Holdings Inc . IQVIA, which provides data and analytics for the healthcare…
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Clinical Trials Begin For Locally Developed Covid-19 Vaccines In Nigeria
Nigeria has begun clinical trials for the two locally developed covid-19 vaccines. The announcement was made public by the chairman of the presidential task force on covid-19, Boss Mustapha. Mustapha told reporters last week that the vaccines will be ready for use after relevant certifications have been obtained at the completion of rounds of trials.…
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Johnson & Johnson Reports $100M In COVID Vaccine Sales
Johnson & Johnson has exceeded it’s quarterly earning expectations as the pharmaceutical company reportedly earned $100m in sales of its COVID-19 vaccine. The company had previously said the vaccine will be available on a not-for-profit basis until the end of the pandemic, however, their forecast was tightened for adjusted profit this year, suggesting it was…
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2021 Week 15: Covid-19 Cases Consecutively Drops
The total cases of COVID-19 recorded in the fifteenth week of 2021 have dropped to 499 against the over 600 cases recorded in the previous week. On average, Nigeria had 71.3 cases reported daily in the fifteenth week. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Nigeria reported 71 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 9th of…
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2021 Week 14: Covid-19 Cases Drop Below 600
Nigeria, in the fourteen week of 2021, recorded a total of 584 cases of COVID-19. On average, the country had over 83.4 daily records of cases between April 2nd and April 8th, 2021. According to Nigerian Center for Disease Control, the country had recorded a total number of 66 on Friday, 2nd of April. This,…