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Would taking COVID-19 vaccine reduce your lifespan? No!

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Would taking COVID-19 vaccine reduce your lifespan? No!

Lois Ugbede April 29, 2021 0

Claim: According to a viral WhatsApp message, the COVID-19 vaccine shortens your life span and leads to...

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In medicine, effectiveness is not the same as efficacy. Here’s what you need to know

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In medicine, effectiveness is not the same as efficacy. Here’s what you need to know

Lois Ugbede April 26, 2021 0

Have you ever heard the words efficacy and effectiveness being used interchangeably? You probably have used them...

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Yes, taking pain relievers after or before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine can be risky

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Yes, taking pain relievers after or before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine can be risky

Silas Jonathan April 13, 2021 1

Claim: a viral WhatsApp message claims that taking painkillers such as diclofenac after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine...

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Facebook, WHO launches new campaign against COVID-19 misinformation

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Facebook, WHO launches new campaign against COVID-19 misinformation

Lois Ugbede April 6, 2021 0

Facebook in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) is set to launch a new campaign against...

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After denigrating COVID-19 Vaccine, Fani-Kayode takes AstraZeneca jab

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After denigrating COVID-19 Vaccine, Fani-Kayode takes AstraZeneca jab

Lois Ugbede April 2, 2021 1

A former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has received his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The...

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WHO Response Alliance launches Viral Fact to counter COVID-19 misinformation

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WHO Response Alliance launches Viral Fact to counter COVID-19 misinformation

Lois Ugbede March 30, 2021 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA) officially launches its social media arm known...

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NAFDAC did not declare AstraZeneca ‘no side effects’ vaccine

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NAFDAC did not declare AstraZeneca ‘no side effects’ vaccine

Lois Ugbede March 25, 2021 0

Claim: A report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported by Cable Nigeria claims that NAFDAC...

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COVID-19: At resumption, Nigerian universities pledged to keep students safe, how have they kept this promise?

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COVID-19: At resumption, Nigerian universities pledged to keep students safe, how have they kept this promise?

Silas Jonathan, Lois Ugbede, Lateef Sanni March 24, 2021 0

Ten months after they were forced to go home from March 2020 by the Covid-19 pandemic and...

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Fact Checks of the Week

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Dubawa March 15, 2021 0

Purported CNN bulletin photo claiming vaccinated COVID-19 patients eat other patients in hospital is fabricated Following the...

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Nigerian Ex-lawmaker makes spurious claims about Astrazeneca vaccine, mostly false

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Nigerian Ex-lawmaker makes spurious claims about Astrazeneca vaccine, mostly false

Lois Ugbede March 13, 2021 3

Claim: Senator Dino Melaye in a video shared on Instagram made spurious claims about the AstraZeneca vaccine...

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