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16 million COVID-19 vaccine doses allocated to Nigeria, says WHO

Nigeria Security Digest — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 21:08:56 +0000

16 million COVID-19 vaccine doses allocated to Nigeria, says WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday said 16 million doses of Astra Zeneca Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine have been allocated to Nigeria. WHO Country Representative, Nigeria, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulomboo, spoke in Abuja at a joint news conference with the National Primary Health Care Development […]

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Expect a ‘lengthy’ coronavirus pandemic, WHO warns

Nigeria Security Digest — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 18:46:50 +0000

Expect a ‘lengthy’ coronavirus pandemic, WHO warns 6 months after declaring outbreak of the novel coronavirus a ‘public health emergency of international concern,’ global health body says risk posed by COVID-19 remains very high By Robin MILLARD, The Times of Israel (TOI) GENEVA (AFP) — The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic […]

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FACT: Studies show hydroxychloroquine does not have clinical benefits in treating COVID-19 – WHO

Nigeria Security Digest — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:42:55 +0000

FACT: Studies show hydroxychloroquine does not have clinical benefits in treating COVID-19 – WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, a treatment for malaria, lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis, has been under study as a possible treatment for COVID-19 is not safe for treatment of the virus pandemic. Under the topic: […]

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WHO Clarifies Comment on Asymptomatic Coronavirus Spread, says much still unknown

Nigeria Security Digest — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 04:29:52 +0000

WHO Clarifies Comment on Asymptomatic Coronavirus Spread, says much still unknown The World Health Organization on Tuesday clarified its comments earlier this week that transmission of the coronavirus by people who never developed symptoms is “very rare,” which drew skepticism from physicians and others across social media. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging […]

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