Tag: vaccine
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Coronavirus vaccine: WHO chief scientist thinks mid-2021 is possible
Widespread coronavirus vaccination could begin in the middle of next year, the chief scientist of the World Health Organisation, Soumya Swaminathan said. She expressed cautious optimism about the state of the research and development process in an interview with dpa. “We have now over 20 candidates in clinical studies. “So we are hopeful that a…
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BREAKING: Nigerian scientists discover breakthrough COVID-19 vaccine
Nigerian Universities’ Scientists, under the aegis of COVID-19 Research Group, on Friday announced the discovery of a vaccine for the prevention of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Addressing a news conference on Friday at Adeleke University, Ede, in Osun, Dr Oladipo Kolawole, Leader of the team, said the vaccine was being developed locally in Africa for Africans.…
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CORONA WATCH 21: ‘We Want To Breathe And Live Again… ‘ – Catherine Onyemize
Catherine Onyemize, Maryland, U.S.A I see COVID-19, the sudden whirlwind that stormed our world as a plague. Sadly, the world can never be the same. Unfortunately, many leaders have turned this to politics: making up numbers of victims, survivors and deaths. So life-threatening is this plague that the mere sound of its name or a…
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NAFDAC clears air on discovery, approval of COVID-19 drugs, vaccines in Nigeria
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has not approved any drug or vaccine for the treatment of COVID-19. The Director General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said in a statement on Saturday that NAFDAC had not granted approval for any vaccine for the treatment and cure of…
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Nigerians must learn to live with COVID-19 till vaccine is found – NCDC DG
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Friday said that Nigerians will have to learn to live with the coronavirus (COVID-19) until a vaccine is found. He made this declaration while addressing the issue of stigmatization towards those that have been infected with the virus, following a complaint…
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Gov Ayade boasts, gives scientific formula to stopping Coronavirus immediately [Video]
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has faulted the Federal Government’s approach to fighting the novel coronavirus [COVID-19] disease in Nigeria while also offering a detailed scientific explanation on how to produce effective vaccines that can cure and help contain further spread of the deadly virus in the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Ayade,…
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JUST IN: Vaccine for Coronavirus treatment ready soon -Iwu
The drug for the treatment of the dreaded coronavirus will be ready soon if the testing of the vaccine is completed. The assurance was given by the Chairman of the Imo State Taskforce on COVID-19, Prof. Maurice Iwu in Owerri on Wednesday. The professor of Pharmacognosy from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), had presented…