All posts tagged "Coronavirus"
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Fact Check
/ 3 days agoRecirculated WhatsApp message makes spurious claims about COVID-19 – all false
4 mins read Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims the Italian Ministry of Health has discovered that COIVD-19 is not a...
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Explainers
/ 3 days agoWhat you need to know about fake Covid-19 vaccines, fraudsters now on the prowl
4 mins read In December 2020, the United Nations announced that there are three COVID-19 vaccines for which certain national regulatory...
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Featured
/ 5 days agoCOVID-19: Questions on reinfection answered
5 mins read Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, experts have grappled with the question of whether a patient who...
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Fact Check
/ 1 week agoClaim that doctors recommend COVID-19 vaccine injection through penis is a hoax
4 mins read CLAIM: A viral meme claims that doctors have encouraged that the COVID-19 vaccine be administered in the penis...
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Analysis
/ 2 weeks agoDoubting Covid-19 Data: An Analysis of Comments on NCDC Daily Tweets on Rising New Confirmed Cases
8 mins read Summary With the recent hike in the number of new covid-19 infections, there are concerns about a possible...
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Fact Check
/ 2 weeks agoCovifor is not a COVID-19 vaccine, not slated for test in Africa as claimed in this viral message
3 mins read Claim: A viral WhatsApp message has claimed that Covifor injection, manufactured by the Indian pharmaceutical company, Hetero, is...
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Featured
/ 2 weeks agoComirnaty: All you need to know about the WHO’s only recommended COVID-19 vaccine
5 mins read About a year after the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the search to understand and curb the virus continues....
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Fact Check
/ 3 weeks agoCOVID-19 VACCINE DOES NOT LEAD TO PENIS ENLARGEMENT
3 mins read CLAIM: A photo circulating and rumours making rounds suggest that the COVID-19 vaccine leads to Penis Enlargement. FALSE....
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Explainers
/ 3 weeks agoWhat you need to know about the new, deadlier variant of COVID-19 now found in Nigeria
4 mins read Nigeria, like the United Kingdom (UK) and other European countries is currently experiencing a new surge in the...
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Featured
/ 1 month agoDubawa, others partner WHO to tackle COVID-19, other health misinformation
3 mins read The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA) initiative on Thursday, December 3, 2020....