The safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has found that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine can cause unusual blood clots with low blood platelets, but stresses the overall benefits of the vaccine in preventing…
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The World Health Organization said Friday there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after several European countries suspended the roll-out over blood clot fears. The WHO said its vaccines advisory committee was…
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Denmark, Norway and Iceland on Thursday temporarily suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine over concerns about patients developing post-jab blood clots, as the manufacturer and Europe’s medicines watchdog insisted the vaccine was safe. Denmark…
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…Begins Vaccination Today The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has certified the AstraZeneca vaccine safe for use in Nigeria. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, announced this on Friday…
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Nigeria has continued to record more cases of coronavirus as the total number of infections rose to 133,552 on Tuesday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a late-night tweet via its…
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Nigeria on Friday shattered its daily COVID-19 death record, posting its highest deaths in a single day since the pandemic broke out. Figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC late Friday night…
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It is still not known whether people vaccinated against Covid-19 can still transmit the coronavirus, the head of the EU’s medicine regulator told MEPs on Tuesday. There are also concerns about whether vaccines developed last…
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Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases shoot up again on Monday with Lagos, epicentre of the virus, taking a sharp lead. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the nation reported 1,430 new cases on Monday,…
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COVID-19 cases surpassed the 120,000 mark in Nigeria on Saturday after the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC reported 1,633 new infections. According to the NCDC, total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria now stand at…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,964 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 118,138. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on…
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