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Health

March 4, 2021

Germany approves AstraZeneca vaccines for over 65-year-olds

The vaccine was previously recommended only to people under 65 years of age due to insufficient data on its effects on older people.

March 4, 2021

Buhari, Osinbajo to take AstraZeneca vaccine jabs: Garba Shehu

Mr. Shuaib said the government will organise a ceremony at the National Hospital on Friday, launching the 3.94 million vaccines received.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo
March 4, 2021

China to conduct mandatory COVID-19 anal swabs on Nigerian, other travellers

Chinese government believed results from the anal swabs test were more accurate than others.

Coronavirus used to illustrate the story.
March 4, 2021

Governors meet today on COVID-19 vaccines distribution

“The meeting is of a single-item agenda, which will discuss the delivery of the COVID-19 vaccines.”

Fayemi
March 4, 2021

COVID-19 deaths near 2,000 mark in Nigeria

The agency also reported 464 new COVID-19 infections from 21 states and the FCT in the past 24 hours.

Osagie Ehanire
March 3, 2021

Suspected attack caused COVID test centre explosion, Dutch police say

Prime Minister Mark Rutte condemned the suspected attack as ‘totally unacceptable.’

Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte
March 3, 2021

Two people die after receiving AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Health officials have not established whether side effects from the vaccine caused the deaths.

AstraZeneca vaccine
March 3, 2021

We’re first Nigerian hospital to perform obesity surgery: AKTH

“The patient lost 35kg of his weight at the end of the surgery and 65kg at the point of discharge.”

Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano.
March 3, 2021

Ganduje to hire 2,000 health workers as graduates return from Sudan

“The governor has given another approval for the employment of 1,500 other sets of health care workers.”

Ganduje
March 2, 2021

Lagos: 2,636 COVID-19 patients receiving care at home

“There are currently 64 patients under isolation at the state’s COVID-19 care centres.’’

Lagos health commissioner Akin Abayomi. [CREDIT: Twitter page of Mr Abayomi]