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CLAIMS OF COVID-19 CURE ONLY EXIST ON SOCIAL MEDIA- NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says it has received only one application from one company for the endorsement of a product to treat the symptoms of COVID-19 and not the virus itself. NAFDAC said all other claims about a possible cure for COVID-19 in Nigeria only exist on social media […]

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FACE MASK MADE OF Ankara fabric CANNOT PREVENT CORONAVIRUS -NAFDAC Warns NIGERIANS.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned that the use of non-medical face masks, which include self-made or commercial masks or face covers made of clothes, cannot prevent spread of the coronavirus diseases. In a statement on its Twitter page, NAFDAC warned that such masks only limit the spread of droplets and when […]

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COVID-19: NAFDAC “Warns “NIGERIANS OF FAKE “Chloroquine 250mg Tablet” IN CIRCULATION

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday alerted Nigerians on the circulation of falsified chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets. In a statement the Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, said the NAFDAC was notified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the circulation of the tablets in Cameroon. According […]