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How true is claim that the new COVID-19 variant in Nigeria has shorter incubation period?

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How true is claim that the new COVID-19 variant in Nigeria has shorter incubation period?

Lois Ugbede January 18, 2021 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims the incubation period of the new variant of COVID-19 in Nigeria...

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Special ‘COVID Vaccine’ Not Made To Experiment On Africans

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Special ‘COVID Vaccine’ Not Made To Experiment On Africans

Kunle Adebajo January 18, 2021 0

Claim: Remdesivir has been restricted to vaccinate people in African countries in order to  experiment on them...

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Recirculated WhatsApp message makes spurious claims about COVID-19 – all false

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Recirculated WhatsApp message makes spurious claims about COVID-19 – all false

Lois Ugbede January 14, 2021 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims the Italian Ministry of Health has discovered that COIVD-19 is not...

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What you need to know about fake Covid-19 vaccines, fraudsters now on the prowl

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What you need to know about fake Covid-19 vaccines, fraudsters now on the prowl

Silas Jonathan January 14, 2021 0

In December 2020, the United Nations announced that there are three COVID-19 vaccines for which certain national...

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COVID-19: Questions on reinfection answered

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COVID-19: Questions on reinfection answered

Atinuke Seun-Ige January 12, 2021 0

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, experts have grappled with the question of whether a patient...

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Claim that doctors recommend COVID-19 vaccine injection through penis is a hoax

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Claim that doctors recommend COVID-19 vaccine injection through penis is a hoax

Lois Ugbede January 8, 2021 0

CLAIM: A viral meme claims that doctors have encouraged that the COVID-19 vaccine be administered in the...

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Covifor is not a COVID-19 vaccine, not slated for test in Africa as claimed in this viral message

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Covifor is not a COVID-19 vaccine, not slated for test in Africa as claimed in this viral message

Aliyu Dahiru January 4, 2021 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message has claimed that Covifor injection, manufactured by the Indian pharmaceutical company, Hetero,...

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Comirnaty: All you need to know about the WHO’s only recommended COVID-19 vaccine

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Comirnaty: All you need to know about the WHO’s only recommended COVID-19 vaccine

Lois Ugbede January 4, 2021 1

About a year after the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the search to understand and curb the virus...

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Is it true Cervical Cancer screenings and treatments can cause infertility?

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Is it true Cervical Cancer screenings and treatments can cause infertility?

Atinuke Seun-Ige December 31, 2020 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp message shows the fear some people have concerning Cervical Cancer screening becoming a...

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Taking raw eggs with milk – or anything – not healthy for humans

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Taking raw eggs with milk – or anything – not healthy for humans

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi December 28, 2020 0

Claim: Intake of fresh egg as energy and blood booster No scientific findings indicate that intake of...

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