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Covid: Thousands sign petition against vaccine passports

Covid – A petition urging the government not to introduce vaccine passports could be debated by MPs after it gained more than 200,000 signatures. The online petition says the passports could be “used to restrict the rights of people who have refused a Covid-19 vaccine”. On Tuesday, Boris Johnson announced a review of vaccine certificates, […]

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I won’t take COVID-19 vaccine – Bishop Oyedepo

Oyedepo – Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Worldwide, David Oyedepo has vowed not to take COVID-19 vaccine, saying that forcing people to take the vaccine is immoral. Oyedepo, at the Church’s Hour of Prayer (CHoP) on Saturday said the world is confused and did not know the next thing to do. “I have never seen a […]

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Moderna begins testing Covid vaccine in babies

Moderna – The drug company Moderna has begun a study that will test its Covid vaccine in children under 12, including babies as young as six months old, the company said on Tuesday. The study is expected to enroll 6,750 healthy children in the United States and Canada. Moderna declined to say how many had […]

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Buhari mourns 20 Nigerian doctors killed by COVID-19

Buhari – “The death of our front line health workers in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic is particularly sad because these professionals risk their own lives in order to save others.” President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the sacrifices of 20 doctors reportedly killed by COVID-19, saying their welfare is a priority for his government. […]

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COVID-19 – Nigeria not ready for vaccine distribution

COVID-19 – It is almost impossible for Nigeria to start a vaccine campaign in January, according to several global health experts and bodies. Despite Nigerian authorities’ claims of expecting to receive in January one of the vaccines developed globally for COVID-19, evidence on the ground at the country’s National Strategic Cold Store suggest an exaggeration of […]

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Dementia killing, report finds Elderly couple ‘happily married’ before

Dementia – A woman killed by her husband was believed never to have experienced domestic abuse before, a report found. Hilda Hubbard was repeatedly stabbed by her husband Michael, who had dementia, at their Norfolk bungalow in September 2018. The pair had been happy, riding in a scooter and sidecar they had called “Wallace and […]

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Diabetes: Novo Nordisk to offer free insulin to children in Nigeria, Ghana

Diabetes – Novo Nordisk, a multinational pharmaceutical company, on Saturday announced the introduction of a programme to supply free insulin to children living with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Nigeria and Ghana from 2021. Jude Abonu, Business Unit Head, English West Africa, Novo Nordisk, made the disclosure at a webinar organised by the company to mark the 2020 […]

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England – Britons to face £10,000 fines for failing to self-isolate

England – People in England who refuse orders to self-isolate will face fines of up to £10,000, Boris Johnson has announced. Under the new measures, anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 and does not self-quarantine is breaking the law and faces strict penalties. It will also be illegal for anyone to ignore Test and Trace instructions to self-isolate after coming into […]