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Why Denmark, Iceland Suspend Use Of AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine

LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Denmark and Iceland have both suspended use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine because of concerns surrounding fatal blood clots. Denmark’s health minister Magnus Heunicke wrote in a tweet, translated from Danish: “The health authorities have, due to precautionary measures, suspended vaccination with AstraZeneca following a signal of a possible serious side effect in […]

Mar 12 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Tanzanian President Allegedly Flown To Kenya For Covid-19 Treatment

LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pressure is building on the Tanzanian government to disclose the whereabouts of President John Pombe Magufuli after reports that the controversial East African leader had left the country to seek Covid-19 treatment abroad. Mr Magufuli, who has regularly denied that coronavirus is present in Tanzania and recommended herbal remedies over masks despite […]

Mar 11 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Light At The End Of The Tunnel As As Doctor Gets Nigeria’s First COVID-19 Vaccine

LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A doctor who has spent the past year treating COVID-19 patients on Friday became the first person in Nigeria to be vaccinated against the disease, kicking off a mammoth campaign that aims to inoculate 80 million people this year. Vaccinating all of Nigeria’s 200 million people and those in other developing countries […]

Mar 6 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Buhari, Osinbajo Expected To Take COVID-19 Vaccine On Saturday

LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo are expected to receive their COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, made this known at the second edition of State House weekly briefing. The briefing focused on the arrival of the COVID-19 […]

Mar 5 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Nearly 4m Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccines From COVAX Arrive In Nigeria

LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nearly 4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, the third and largest delivery so far to an African country by the global COVAX initiative, which was created to ensure that low- and middle-income countries have fair access to vaccines. The COVAX program shipped 3.94 million doses […]

Mar 3 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

WTO New Chief Warns Against Vaccine Nationalism, Says It Could Slow Pandemic Recovery

LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Trade Organization’s incoming chief on Monday warned against “vaccine nationalism’ that would slow progress in ending the COVID-19 pandemic and could erode economic growth for all countries – rich and poor. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told Reuters her top priority was to ensure the WTO does more to address the pandemic, saying […]

Feb 16 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Covid-19: Nigeria Centre For Disease Control Launches Campaign 6232

LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the commencement of ‘Campaign 6232’. This is an activity to raise public awareness for the toll-free number ‘6232’recently introduced by the Agency, for public enquiries through its 24-7 Connect Centre. A press statement made available to NewsRangers said the campaign will use different […]

Feb 16 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Coronavirus: Greece To Participate In Test Israeli ‘Miracle Drug’ Clinical Trial

LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The largest hospital in Greece will take part in the trials of an Israeli treatment for COVID-19, following the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday. During the press conference with Mitsotakis, Netanyahu held up a vial that he called a “miracle drug,” […]

Feb 9 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Israelis Professor Invents Inhaler That Cure COVID-19 In Just Five Days

LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vaccines are claimed to be the biggest hope in getting out of the coronavirus pandemic and returning to normality. However, they may not be the only solution, or even the best one. In Israel, Professor Nadri Aber has invented a miracle inhaler which can cure COVID-19 in just five days. His inhaler […]

Feb 8 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Tel Aviv Medical Centre Cures 29 Of 30 COVID-19 Patients In Few Days

LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-nine out of 30 moderate-to-severe COVID-19 patients who were administered a treatment developed by Tel Aviv’s Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) as part of a Phase I trial recovered from the disease and were released within three to five days, the hospital said Friday. The 30th patient also recovered but it took […]

Feb 7 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »