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According to the data about 91.8 per cent of Nigerians complied with the Federal Government’s stay at home policy in states with complete lockdown. | Pulse Nigeria

The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, raised fresh safety concerns about Janssen and AstraZeneca vaccines. x A statement, by its Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) COVID-19 subcommittee on reports of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) following adenovirus vector COVID-19 vaccines, warned that vaccination with the Janssen and AstraZeneca jabs could cause rare immune system disorder that results in muscle weakness, pain, numbness and paralysis (GBS). Nigeria had, in March, received 3.92 million AstraZeneca doses and immunised over two...

Leicester has the third worst diabetes rate in England after sharp rise in diagnoses New figures show almost one in 10 people in the city suffer from the condition According to charity Diabetes UK, the number of diabetes diagnoses in Leicester has reached 31,242 (Image: Getty) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for sub...

A Valentine letter to the NCDC The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) By My beloved Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Let me start by making it clear that beyond everything, I am most enamoured by your sense of purpose and duty. But I must admit, it was the science that brought about the instant infatuation between us. Your application of it not only to understand but also prevent and respond to diseases as our national public health institute amazes me. Your dogged dedication to evidence based, scientific standards in a sector easily prone to compromises, and in a country notorious ...