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A recent study has found that China’s first self-developed HPV vaccine, Cecolin, can offer female adults full immunity against the human papillomavirus (HPV). A group of Chinese researchers analysed data…

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday appealed for vigilance to ensure monkeypox does not spread among more vulnerable groups, such as children. Fighting the virus required “intense” efforts, said the…

Yusuff Moshood A lecturer and healthcare research scientist in the Department of Microbiology, Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, Dr. Elijah Kolawole tells YUSUFF MOSHOOD why inadequate evidence from clinical trials on using Ivermectin for…

Yusuff Moshood A new COVID-19 vaccine study has indicated that one shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine followed by one shot of Pfizer boosted antibodies against coronavirus. The mix-match study, called…

Lara Adejoro The World Health Organisation says vaccines undergo three phases of human clinical trials to test for safety and efficacy before they are authorised for use.  WHO noted that…

There is hope of ending malaria, a disease that kills hundred of thousands of people annually, including in Nigeria, as a malaria vaccine has now shown huge promise. For the…

Yusuff Moshood Chinese researchers are testing mixing two COVID-19 vaccines to improve efficacy. According to a report published on Monday by Yahoo News, the two vaccines for the trial were…

China’s top disease control official said his comments on the effectiveness of his country’s vaccines over the weekend were misinterpreted. The director of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and…

Dayo Ojerinde A professor of virology at the University of Ibadan, Prof. David Olaleye, has said the vaccination protocol of the country is in order, saying the mutation of the…