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Massive breakthrough as African scientists finally discover coronavirus vaccine

- Nigerian scientists have discovered coronavirus vaccine as the world continues to find a vaccine for the deadly disease - The scientists, under the aegis of COVID-19 Research Group, said N7.8 million was spent on the study that led to the discovery of the vaccine - it will, however, take a minimum of 18 months for the vaccine to be unveiled for vacinnation 
Nigerian Universities’ Scientists under the aegis of COVID-19 Research Group have discovered COVID-19 vaccine.






 The scientists made the disclosure on Friday, June 19, saying the vaccine was being developed locally in Africa for Africans but would also work for other continents when unveiled, The Guardian reports. AKD BLOg gathers that the leader of the team, Dr Oladipo Kolawole, said it would take a minimum of 18 months for the vaccine to be unveiled to the public. He said this is because a lot of analysis and studies, as well as approvals by medical authorities, were still required. The scientists, under the aegis of COVID-19 Research Group, N7.8 million was spent on study that led to the discovery of the vaccine. Photo credit: Fortune Source: UGC Kolawole said the study, which led to the medical breakthrough, had enjoyed initial funding by the Trinity Immunodeficient Laboratory and Helix Biogen Consult, Ogbomosho, to the tune of about N7.8 million. 
The disclosure was made in a statement released and signed by Father Anselm Adodo OSB on Wednesday, April 29, on the official page of the Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories. The cleric said the drug is solely for the treatment of coronavirus. Father Anselm said that plant-based drugs are seemingly the best approach for coronavirus because these drugs are easily produced, stored and distributed and can be handled by medical and non-medical personnel as they pose a low contamination risk. In another story, Ghanaian football stars Asamoah Gyan and Jonathan Mensah, have honoured their fathers with well-deserving messages. Father’s Day comes in a year in which many are feeling thankful for the lives of their fathers. While a global pandemic attempted to rob fathers of the joy of being eulogised by their children and loved ones, many still went ahead to shower pleasant accolades on their biological fathers and other father-figures in their lives.

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