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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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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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How true is the claim that moderna vaccine is 100% effective against severe COVID-19?

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How true is the claim that moderna vaccine is 100% effective against severe COVID-19?

Lois Ugbede December 5, 2020 0

Claim: A Twitter post claims Moderna vaccine has 100% effectiveness against severe coronavirus infection. True. While the...

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New-Normal: Preparing for covid-19 mutation, second wave

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New-Normal: Preparing for covid-19 mutation, second wave

Atinuke Seun-Ige December 3, 2020 0

During the few weeks of decline in Coronavirus infections a few months ago,  there was an assumption...

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Cure Myths and False Ratings Lead COVID-19 Fact-Checks in Nigeria, With Governments as Most Targeted Entities

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Cure Myths and False Ratings Lead COVID-19 Fact-Checks in Nigeria, With Governments as Most Targeted Entities

Dubawa November 16, 2020 0

By Raheemat Adeniran The advent of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, brought with it an unprecedented era of...

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Cure Myths and False Ratings Lead COVID-19 Fact-Checks in Nigeria, With Governments as Most Targeted Entities

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Cure Myths and False Ratings Lead COVID-19 Fact-Checks in Nigeria, With Governments as Most Targeted Entities

Raheemat Adeniran October 12, 2020 0

Executive Summary In this piece, we examined 203 coronavirus-related fact-checks published by Dubawa and Africa Check since...

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League Of COVID-19 skeptics: Trump’s positive result completes the quorum

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League Of COVID-19 skeptics: Trump’s positive result completes the quorum

Silas Jonathan October 5, 2020 0

The world woke up on Friday 2nd October 2020 to the biggest news of the Covid era...

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