Tag: COVID-19
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Nigeria records 179 fresh cases of COVID-19, two deaths
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 179 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, increasing infections in the country to 161,074. It also announced two virus-related deaths. The death toll is now 2018. So far, Nigeria has tested 1,684,305 people since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced on Feb. 27,…
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‘One dead, 2 top govt officials critically ill after taking COVID-19 vaccine’
Nigerian and acclaimed US trained, award winning journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has said one person has died and two top government officials are critically ill after taking the Oxford/AstraZeneca Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. While Olunloyo did not mention the names of the persons involved, she did mentioned Segun Odubela, a former Ogun State commissioner for Education,…
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Minister addresses private importation of COVID-19 shots
The Federal Government has not authorised private importation of COVID-19 vaccines, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said. Enahire made this known during the Presidential Tasks Force briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja. ”Private importation of COVID-19 vaccines has not been authorised due to reports of substandard falsified vaccines in circulation. ”The deployment of…
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WHO admits people may have severe allergic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the agency is aware that a small fraction of people – around one person in every one million people vaccinated – may have severe allergic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine, known as anaphylaxis. WHO, in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday, stated that just like the way…
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Nigeria must prevent COVID-19 third wave- PTF warns
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday has warned Nigerians to be cautious so that the country does not slide into possible third wave of the coronavirus. Italy, France and Germany are some of the countries currently experiencing third wave of the virus, with Italy scheduled for fresh lockdown, whereby people will only be…
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COVID-19 kills 3 Nigerians , 353 persons discharged
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has discharged 353 people after being treated from various isolation centers across the country, bringing the total number of discharged cases to 145,752. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. The country has also tested 1,684,305 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19…
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Gov Sanwo-Olu narrates his COVID-19 vaccine jab experience
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday said that he felt no side effects three days after taking the COVID-19 vaccine injection. Sanwo-Olu said this at Lagos House, Ikeja, while responding to questions from State House Correspondents on his experience after taking the vaccine on March 12. The governor received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine alongside…
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Agege LGA takes delivery of COVID-19 vaccine
Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, Executive Chairman, Agege Local Government area of Lagos State, says he has taken delivery of the council’s allocation of COVID-19 vaccine from the state government. Egunjobi made this known on Monday while taking his dose of the vaccine along with the frontline workers and health workers in the council area. “Today, I…
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Facebook to label all posts about COVID-19 vaccines
Facebook Inc, on Monday said it had started adding labels to posts that discussed the safety of the shots and would soon label all posts about the vaccines. The social media company, which has been criticised by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said in a blog post that…
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COVID-19 test mandatory for FCTA workers
All Staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) are to submit themselves for the COVID-19 test, a circular issued by the FCTA Health and Human Services Secretariat has stated. The statement indicated that the order followed the permanent secretary’s order during an FCTA management meeting on February 18, 2021, that the health and Human…