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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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COVID-19 VACCINE DOES NOT LEAD TO PENIS ENLARGEMENT

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COVID-19 VACCINE DOES NOT LEAD TO PENIS ENLARGEMENT

Alie Tarawally December 24, 2020 0

CLAIM: A photo circulating and rumours making rounds suggest that the COVID-19 vaccine leads to Penis Enlargement....

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What you need to know about the new, deadlier variant of COVID-19 now found in Nigeria

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What you need to know about the new, deadlier variant of COVID-19 now found in Nigeria

Lois Ugbede December 24, 2020 0

Nigeria, like the United Kingdom (UK) and other European countries is currently experiencing a new surge in...

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Dubawa, others partner WHO to tackle COVID-19, other health misinformation

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Dubawa, others partner WHO to tackle COVID-19, other health misinformation

Lois Ugbede December 8, 2020 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA) initiative on Thursday, December 3,...

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