Do more than half of Nigerians have Covid-19 antibodies, as newspaper claimed? Study didn’t quite say that
An analysis by Nigeria’s Guardian newspaper said over 50% of the country’s people have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus and survived.
An analysis by Nigeria’s Guardian newspaper said over 50% of the country’s people have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus and survived.
The term “long Covid” is by now familiar for the symptoms many suffer months after infection with Covid-19.
In 2021, Africa Check has been busy working with less connected communities. Here’s what we learnt.
Several news sites have unfavourably panned the recent deployment of ‘a mere’ 2,500 soldiers to deal with recent unrest.
Experts say recent claims that getting the Covid vaccine will render your life insurance policy invalid are false and scaremongering.
Chief administrative secretary Mercy Mwangangi cut an elated figure when she compared Kenya’s vaccination progress to other countries. But t...
A long-winded statement from the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association raised eyebrows – and sparked concerns about fuelling vaccine hesitancy....
As Covid-19 vaccines were rolled out across the world, a recent Africa Facts meeting discussed ways African fact-checkers could counter vacc...
Africa’s most populous nation is experiencing an increase in cervical cancer cases because of the Covid-19 pandemic, said a prominent oncolo...
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