Tochukwu Chukwu
- Health , News
- January 20, 2021
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Treat malaria symptoms as COVID-19, says Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has advised residents of the state to consider and treat any malaria symptom as COVID-19 until proven otherwise. Sanwo-Olu, at a briefing on…
UgamatvCOVID-19: US won’t lift travel bans, says Biden’s aide
US President-elect Joe Biden’s spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that a Covid-19 ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil would be lifted, underlining the fractious…
- Health , News
- January 19, 2021
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Nigeria has enough facilities to store COVID-19 vaccine –NPHCDA boss
The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, on Monday said Nigeria had more than enough facility to store the 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine being expected…
- Education , Health , News
- January 19, 2021
- 211 views
School resumption: NUT meets Thursday over COVID-19 rules, partial compliance recorded
• Pupils without face masks sent home in Abuja, Enugu, Plateau • Ondo, Ogun schools ignore protocols • Reps panels disagree on resumption • Additional 10 million vaccine doses likely…
- Health , News
- January 18, 2021
- 130 views
Storage facilities: Nigeria may waste 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses, say Experts
Virologists and other medical experts have warned that 100,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine the country is expecting may become useless, if proper arrangements are not made for their transportation…
- Health , News
- January 17, 2021
- 161 views
Why you must complete COVID-19 vaccine dosages — Scientists
As Nigeria gets ready for delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, scheduled for this month end according to the Federal Government, experts have proferred warning concerning public attitude to the vaccines. The…
- Health , News
- January 17, 2021
- 135 views
Death by prescription: How doctors’ sloppy handwriting causes avoidable drug dispensing errors
A doctor’s handwriting can mean the difference between life and death for a patient, as sloppily written prescriptions can be misread or dosage wrongly interpreted. For minutes, Kingsley Onuoha, a…
- Health , News
- January 17, 2021
- 148 views
COVID-19 vaccines: Late delivery imminent over NAFDAC approval
The delivery of COVID-19 vaccines may suffer delay following the failure of the Federal Ministry of Health to write the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration for approval. A…
- Health , News
- January 17, 2021
- 183 views
The most suitable vaccine for Nigeria, according to experts
Medical professionals in the country have advised the Federal Government to procure the Oxford/Astra-Zeneca, Russia’s Sputnik, or the Novavax vaccine in the national efforts to contain the COVID-19 global pandemic.…
- Health , News , Politics
- January 16, 2021
- 163 views
NMA laments increased Covid infections among health workers
The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has expressed concern over the increase in the rate of COVID- 19 infections among health workers in the state. The state…
