In a recent report shared by the World Health Organization, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading fast in countries with documented community transmission, with the number of cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days. The Read More
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A new Delta subvariant COVID-19 strain has been designated a “Variant Under Investigation” by the U.K., as new evidence suggests it may be 15% more transmissible compared to the Delta variant. Is this Read More
A new coronavirus variant has been identified in South Africa referred to as the C.1.2 variant. Though not yet classified as a variant of interest or concern by the World Health Organization (WHO), the variant Read More
Scientists in South Africa are now monitoring a new Covid-19 variant with multiple mutations, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). The NICD shared that the scientists are yet to establish whether the Read More
21 months into the Covid-19 pandemic and the world is used to news of new variants of the virus, particularly those that have, one by one, supplanted previous versions of the disease. In recent months, mutations Read More
While it was like only yesterday that people were calculating the day they could feel fully protected by their vaccination, now scientists are saying our safety may require another shot in the arm. This Read More
According to details of a study released on Thursday, August 5, Moderna has revealed its Covid-19 vaccine booster shot produced a “robust” antibody response against the highly contagious delta variant. In its phase two trial, Moderna Read More
Nigeria would receive 4 million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the United States of America, according to White House officials. The US government announced it had on Wednesday shipped nearly 10 million doses of Covid-19 Read More
On Thursday, one of Nigeria’s largest universities sent residential students home and said it would suspend physical attendance of lectures as fears grow about a new wave of coronavirus in Africa’s most populous Read More
Nigeria might be experiencing the third wave of Covid-19 infections as predicted by the World Health Organization, following reports of a rise in infection rates and the presence of the infamous Delta variant as reported Read More