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What are Vaccines? Vaccines are substances containing the weakened version of an infectious pathogen, usually given to healthy individuals to elicit a protective immune response. Simply put, vaccines can be likened to a false alarm that alerts one’s immune system about a particular microbe, and upon subsequent infection by that microbe, the immune system, whichContinue reading “Vaccine Hesitancy: The Misconceptions, Dangers and Solution”

What is Mental health?  Mental health as a concept encompasses our psychological, social and emotional wellbeing, and actually serves as a determining factor in the way we feel, think and act. Maintaining a healthy mental health status is important as it plays a key role in how we embark on our daily activities, relate withContinue reading “Mental Health Conditions in Nigeria: Tackling the Culture of Neglection”

Both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Emergency Use Authorization COVID-19 vaccines work together to protect you from COVID-19 infection. This fact sheet contains very vital information to help you understand the risks and benefits of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GET THE COVID-19 VACCINES • Both the vaccines are administeredContinue reading “Easy to Understand COVID-19 Vaccines Fact Sheets (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines)”

What is Typhoid Fever? Typhoid fever is a serious disease caused by certain bacteria that infect the digestive tract through eating or drinking contaminated food and water. The disease is more common in low income countries featuring rural communities and poverty-ridden settings where proper hygiene is not maintained and food and water sources easily getContinue reading “WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TYPHOID FEVER”

COVID-19 and influenza (flu), are both contagious respiratory diseases. However, they are caused by different viruses. COVID-19 is known to be caused by infection with a new coronavirus (SARS-COV 2) and flu is caused by infection with influenza viruses. Since the symptoms of COVID-19 and flu are similar, it may be hard to tell the difference betweenContinue reading “COVID-19 and Flu, What are the differences?”

Without a vaccine or proper treatment, the world has been forced to adopt severe measures to minimize the spread of COVID-19, such as the global shutdown, social distancing, closures and cancellation. As the world begins to gradually reopen, it is clear there is still much hardship to come—for those laid off, for businesses forced toContinue reading “Will a vaccine be enough to end the COVID-19 pandemic?”

As the world battles with the novel coronavirus, some countries are yet to report cases, some are trying to bend the curve as they approach the peak, some have reached or past the peak, while others are experiencing a second wave of the infections. Researchers are working tirelessly to produce medications or vaccinations against theContinue reading “COVID-19, where are we today?”

As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise globally and threaten to overwhelm life-saving health services, the survival of mothers and children is at significant risk. According to Lancet Global Health, there is evidence on the potential rise in maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries if essential health services are disrupted as aContinue reading “COVID-19 and its Impact on Children’s Health and Wellbeing”