Tag: COVID-19 Treatment

State governors receive Covid-19 vaccination

Aminu Imam

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufa’i and his deputy, Hadiza Balarabe, yesterday received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine. El-Rufa’i, who was vaccinated by the Commissioner of Health in the State, Amina Baloni, called on the people of the State to observe all the safety guidelines against the virus. Also, Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has also flagged-off the Covid-19 vaccination in the State as he received the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine yesterday. The vaccine was administered by his personal Physician, Dr. Shehu Ahmed, at the Government House, Minna,…

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Osun: 101 yr-old woman recovers from Covid-19

Aminu Imam

The Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Osun State, says it discharged a 101-year-old grandmother after recovering from Covid-19. This was contained in a statement released to newsmen by the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Ile-Ife, Prof. Victor Adetiloye, yesterday. The CMD said that the grandma was on admission in a private hospital for treatment before the medical personnel of the hospital noticed that she was showing some symptoms of Covid-19 like the acute onset of cough breathlessness, fever and malaria, before she was transferred to OAUTHC. Prof. Adetiloye, who…

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We did not approve any herbal medicine for treatment of COVID-19 – NAFDAC

Ishaku Yohanna

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denied approving any herbal medicine for the treatment of COVID-19. Director of Public Affairs of the agency, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, while addressing journalists in Abuja, said a drug could only be certified for use after going through clinical trials. He said, “There is a procedure for everything, we are talking about human lives here, people cannot just put together concoction and expect people to consume it just like that. So far the herbal mixture will be for public…

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NAFDAC denies approving herbal product for COVID-19 treatment

Ishaku Yohanna

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Sunday said it has not approved any herbal mixture for the treatment of COVID-19. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the agency in a statement on Saturday said the information making the rounds on social media is wrong and inaccurate. “Until a clinical study is done in a scientific manner, no herbal medicine manufacturer can claim effectiveness to treat COVID-19 associated symptoms. “PAXHERBAL, a pharmaceutical company applied for listing of Pax Herbal Cugzin Capsule 290mg, and was approved by…

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