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You have seen Monkeypox on your WhatsApp, Instagram, or Facebook feed, and you’re stuck with some questions in your head: are we going for another lockdown? Should I run from monkey now? Did they just engineer another disease? With Nigeria recording, 8 deaths from Monkeypox in 5years with about 558 people infected, Recently, 15 people have been confirmed infected this year with Lagos and Adamawa states taking the leads. Let’s go on this short journey to answer your questions  WHAT IS MONKEYPOX? Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by a virus that belongs to the Orthoppxvirus genus called Monkeypox virus. Also in this genus us the popular smallpox virus and cowpox virus. IS IT FROM MONKEYS? Yes, the virus was first discovered in monkeys kept for research in 1958. However, the first human case was discovered in Congo, 1970. IS IT TRANSMISSIBLE? Yes like coronavirus,  it can be transmitted from an infected person to others, Transmission is through broken skin, respiratory tract (re...

It is not uncommon news that the new strain of the COVID-19 virus called the Omicron virus has over the past three months increased the rate of COVID-19 cases as well as hospitalization in Nigeria and all over the World. There is therefore a need to further sensitize our online and local communities on the need to take the COVID-19 vaccine and how to take the vaccine in Nigeria. COVID-19 vaccine aims at protecting you, friends and family from contacting the virus or in worst-case scenarios reduce the effects of the virus. There are three (3) doses of the virus to be taken for it to be successfully completed, with some countries developing the booster shot.  Companies, Organizations and most recently NYSC are taking the forefront in ensuring that the entire populace is vaccinated by stressing and mandating the collection of the vaccine.  This brings us to the question of where can you get a COVID-19 vaccine? It’s quite simple, easy and straightforward. All you have to do is to ...