One Million expired COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria To Be Destroyed
Ruth Torty 15th December 2021 0 COMMENTSAlmost one million expired COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria will be destroyed. According to Reuters, these vaccines were brought into Nigeria from Europe via COVAX. However, the remaining shelf life of these vaccines, made by AstraZeneca was four to six weeks—hardly sufficient time for the Nigerian government to disburse them. The Nigerian Health Minister, Dr Osagie […]
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Pfizer says three doses of its COVID-19 vaccine can neutralize the Omicron variant.
Ruth Torty 8th December 2021 0 COMMENTSIn a statement released by Pfizer and BioNTech in the early hours of Wednesday, the biotech giants announced that three doses of its vaccine can neutralize the COVID-19 Omicron variant. According to Businesswire, the statement is based on the success of an initial laboratory study carried out to investigate the effects of the vaccine on […]
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Science Cafè holds its one year anniversary event with a focus on bioscience in Africa
Ruth Torty 8th December 2021 0 COMMENTSScience Cafè holds its one year anniversary event on December 10 and 11, 2021. The two days event will focus on the theme, Bioscience in Africa: The Present and the Future. This community of young and early career bioscientists has over 60 members including biochemists, pharmacists, microbiologists, chemists and biotechnologists at bachelor’s, masters and post […]
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