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No doctor? No problem. In a first, the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a nasal spray flu vaccine for self-administration. Starting next fall, AstraZeneca’s FluMist, which was authorised in 2003 to be administered by a health care provider, will be available to ordinary Americans through an online pharmacy. The needle-free spray would…
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The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 581 pharmacies and patent medicine shops in Adamawa for breach of operational laws and regulations. READ ALSO:Pharmacy Council takes drive to free Nigeria of illicit drug practices to Kaduna Mr. Stephen Esumobi, Director of enforcement, of the council, disclosed this at a…
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The Lagos State government, in collaboration with the Lagos Urban Development Initiative (LUDI) and other stakeholders, will observe the annual ‘Car Free Day’ in Lagos on Sunday, September 22, 2024. This initiative encourages road users and motorists to set aside their cars for a day and embrace active and inclusive means of transport, such as…
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Niger has become the latest West African country to roll out malaria vaccines to try to stifle the potentially deadly disease, an official source told AFP on Friday. READ ALSO:Niger signs sugarcane cultivation, sugar mills establishment deals Niamey launched a large-scale vaccination campaign with the first drive Thursday in the…
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President Bola Tinubu has declared to the presiding officers of the National Assembly that he has no intention of exploiting his position for personal gain. Tinubu says his administration is focused on delivering tangible results and making a positive difference in the nation’s infrastructure, food and energy security, education and long-term economic stability. At a…