Oyewale Tomori
7 Dec
Criticisms, yesterday, trailed United Kingdom (UK)’s travel ban after Nigeria was placed on a red list amid fears over spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
30 Sep
Renowned virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has been appointed into the World Health Organisation (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC).
18 Jun 2021
A Virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, says that the scarcity of the COVID-19 vaccines across African countries is an indication that more people will be dangerously exposed to the virus.
21 Apr 2021
The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has warned that COVID-19 vaccines do not prevent infection but instead stop the virus from killing the patient.
15 Apr 2021
Chairman, Expert Review Committee on COVID-19, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has established how COVID-19 impacts on education, technology and human development in Nigeria.
19 Feb 2021
Medical experts have disagreed on the most appropriate COVID-19 vaccine for the country as the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday, gave emergency use authorisation...
7 Sep 2020
Experts have raised health concerns as the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) begins an indefinite strike today.The notice was at the weekend served on the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and chief medical directors/medical directors
5 Aug 2020
As most schools opened yesterday for Senior Secondary School Three (SSS3) students and planned for other pupils to return by September, medical experts have faulted the reopening of the institutions without COVID-19 testing and contact tracing.
30 Jun 2020
Medical experts have warned of an imminent surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and deaths in the next two weeks, as the Federal Government yesterday announced easing of lockdown measures and reopening of schools for graduating students.
12 May 2020
A virologist and Chairman, Expert Review Committee on COVID-19, Prof. Oyewale Tomori yesterday attributed the rise in the coronavirus cases and deaths in the country to what he described
22 Apr 2020
It is feared that the country may record an explosion of cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) due to disregard of all rules on social distancing, isolation and burial of positive patients, and the Presidential sit-at-home order.
31 Oct 2019
While scientists in developed countries are making breakthroughs in advancing research, such as in the development of drugs and vaccines for treatment of diseases and preparedness for impeding outbreaks, Nigeria is yet to make any feat.
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JOHANNESBURG,South Africa, 16 January 2022/African Media Agency (AMA)/ – The New York-based The Africa Center, narrative change organisation Africa No Filter, Media Monitoring Africa and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have joined forces to develop the Global Media Index that will track and measure the way Africa is covered by top global media outlets. The Global…