Fear is an unpleasant and uncomfortable feeling triggered by the perception or assumption of real or imagined danger. Fear often takes over our lives, gets to the best of us, and influences a lot of our decisions whether it is a fear of making the same mistakes from your past, or the fear of failure,…
Dr Michael Akabogu, the Managing Director of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has called on stakeholders to ensure Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) standards in workplaces in the country. Akabogu made the call on Thursday in Abuja while addressing newsmen on the sidelines of a road walk organised to mark the 2022 World Day…
Unlike the earlier versions of the coronavirus, which, for the most part, left children alone, the new Delta variant is taking a considerable toll on kids — especially as children under 12 have not been vaccinated yet. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, for the week ending Aug. 5, nearly 94,000 child COVID-19 cases were reported….
There’ve been increasing reports of kids simultaneously developing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and COVID-19. It’s not uncommon for kids to contract two respiratory viruses at once. While most school-aged children will have no symptoms or mild cold-like symptoms, younger toddlers and babies have a higher risk of experiencing respiratory distress if they contract RSV. A SARS-CoV-2…
