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covid 19 | Zikoko!

Last month, the Nigerian government resumed giving both the first and second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. It is important that every Nigerian over the age of 18 gets vaccinated to protect themselves from the deadly virus. With the new strains of the deadly covid-19 virus, the importance of a vaccine cannot be overstated. The vaccine being issued in Nigeria is the AstraZeneca vaccine (also known as the Oxford vaccine). Here’s all you need to know about the covid vaccine:

Where to get the coronavirus vaccine

With a population of 200 million people, only 3.4 million people have been vaccinated in Nigeria and only about half of that number have been fully vaccinated. Please visit any primary health care centre close to you for information on the time and days the vaccine is being given. Click here to view a list of approved vaccination centres in Lagos. For other states, visit your closest health centre for information about approved vaccination centres.

Why you should get the coronavirus vaccine

You should get vaccinated so you can live long and enjoy your life. Getting the vaccine is an important step in protecting yourself and the ones you love from dying from the Covid-19 virus. It is also a step in restoring normalcy to the world.

What to expect after getting the coronavirus vaccine

Everyone reacts differently to things, so the reaction to the side effect of the vaccine differs. It is advised that people use painkillers before taking the vaccine. The reaction to the side effects of the vaccine does not last long enough to scare you away from getting the vaccine.

What to do after getting the vaccine

The vaccine does not offer 100% protection. It drastically reduces the chances of getting sick or dying if you get the virus again, which is more likely than you think, seeing as the Alpha and Delta covid variants are now a thing. Please continue to wash your hands, wear a mask and practise social distancing.

Please do the responsible thing, stay safe, stay protected and get your Covid-19 vaccine shot.

Ibukun

July 6, 2021

Citizen

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The year 2020 has been a violent danfo ride with no options of letting people alight unless by pushing them into oncoming traffic. From one disaster to another, I don’t think we’ve been allowed a moment of rest since the year started. Here are 6 times the year 2020 should have ended but didn’t and now we have to suffer for it.

1. When Kobe and Gigi Bryant died

As kids, we grew up yelling “Kobe” every time we made a random shot that entered. Kobe just seemed very untouchable until 2020 took him and his daughter away from us. This should have been the sign we needed to end 2020 and start 2021 pro max.

2. World War III

After a US airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport killed the Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani, in response to thousands of Iranians taking to the street to protest, Iran Promised “harsh retaliation” against the USA and that was how the world war 3 bants began. However, we were all too distracted by the hilarious twitter jokes to see the signs 2020 was giving us.

3. Australian Bushfire

When the Australian bushfire happened, the world was stuck thinking “what-in-the-God-of-Elisha-send-down-fire” is going on here? Australia that is popular for having some of the most dangerous creatures and rarest species lost about 3 billion animals that day. This would have been a good time to quit the year 2020.

4. Locust Swam in East Africa

What does this even mean? The timing couldn’t have been worse. 2020 was steadily giving us Egyptian plague vibes and we ignored it. We should have stood as a race and fight this common enemy but no, we gave it more chances to screw us over.

5. Coronavirus Pandemic

It is unfair that the world has to suffer for the folly of one person. Coronavirus has taken so much from us as a race that people started speculating that it was a sign of the antichrist. From the lockdown to the letdown, it’s safe to say that this pandemic has taken something from everyone in one way or another. This was 2020 giving us the ultimate “F*ck You” finger and yet we still haven’t quit this year.

6. Beirut Explosion

This happened on the 4th of August. Just when we thought we were finally getting a break, a fireworks factory in Beirut, Lebanon had a massive explosion and the videos circulating are blood-chilling. You can see the second wave of the explosion happen, the shockwaves, the buildings crumbling. Simply devastating.

The worst part of all this is waking up as a Nigerian in Nigeria. Your hustle gets frustrated, the naira keeps crashing, your government is claiming that COVID-19 relief funds got to everyone yet you didn’t get alert. Time to write and sign a petition for an upgrade from the year 2020.

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Eris Ekanem

August 5, 2020

Inside Life

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As the world continues to fight COVID-19 and implement new routines to curb its spread we on the other hand are learning more about ourselves. Here’s a list of 7 ingenious things COVID-19 has taught Nigerians;

1. There are lot of dirty people among us.

Proven by the fact that before this pandemic hit, bath time was the only time people actually washed their hands. And don’t even get us started on the special demographic of people that no longer bath since they won’t be leaving their houses.

2. There’s a lot about our planet that we still don’t know yet.

We are in 2020 and no one knew about COVID-19 until just last year. Anyone else wondering what else lies in the unknown? 5 months later and we still don’t know a cure or vaccine yet.

3. Health workers are the real heroes.

Of course by now you must already know this. They are the ones at the forefront of this war against COVID-19, showing up daily and working round the clock to keep people safe and treat infected patients.

4. We need to stop eating in the rubbish.

There’s a reason “edible” is a word. First the Ebola Virus, and now this new Coronavirus. The message is clear, stop eating in the nonsense please.

5. Healthcare is the most important sector.

Barely 4 months into the fight against COVID-19 and health care systems around the world are already overwhelmed. If we had pumped more into the healthcare sector we would be more equipped against this virus.

6. A lot of people are willing to believe anything and everything.

Ergo; 5G conspiracy theorists, whatsapp broadcasts envoys, social media people constantly talking in the nonsense about further nonsense.

7. Men can actually live without sports.

Of course we noticed that it’s almost been 3 months without sports and there has been no single report of a fatal case of Sports Withdrawal Syndrome. Who would have thought people could go 3 months without starting another Messi/Ronaldo debate?

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Blessing Onyelobi

April 14, 2020

Inside Life

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