Category: Health
COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective – FDA
The Food and Drug Administration has said that Pfizer’s Covid vaccine is safe and effective. But trial participants warn of intense symptoms after second shot. Under...
COVID-19: Nigeria exceeds 40,000 cases as Lagos leads
…..550 new cases confirmed The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 550 new cases of the Coronavirus Disease in the country. The NCDC disclosed this...
COVID-19: NCDC confirms 318 new infections
The latest figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shows that the country recorded 318 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, with no...
LASG partners FirstBank to promote access to affordable healthcare
The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), in its commitment to ensure that residents at the grassroots have access to affordable, effective and quality...
Change of ownership: Osun govt renames LAUTECH Teaching Hospital as UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital
The Government of the State of Osun has approved the renaming of former Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital as Osun State...
UK starts COVID-19 vaccination Tuesday- Health chief
…Russia sets to vaccinate 2million citizens The first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 would be administered in the UK on Tuesday, Chris...
Pandemic to push more than 32m people to extreme poverty – UN
The number of people living in extreme poverty will increase by more than 32 million in 2020 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the United Nations Conference on...
COVID-19: Akwa Ibom cancels Xmas Carol
The Akwa Ibom State Government has cancelled the hosting of the annual Christmas Carol festival to avert the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The development was...
Putin directs Russia to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination
…..Two million doses ready Russian President, Vladimir Putin on Wednesday issued an order for health authorities to begin providing mass vaccinations against the...
COVID19: Japan budgets $6.4b for free vaccines for residents
Japan has enacted a law to cover the cost of vaccination against COVID-19 for residents in the 2021 budget. This decision is coming amid rising hopes for the...
