EVEN as COVID-19 infection continues to spread in Nigeria, a medical expert Professor Adesoji Fasanmade says Nigerians can reduce their odds of testing positive for COVID-19 by 24 per cent by taking the influenza vaccine. The expert stated that influenza vaccination is a more cost-effective strategy that has proved very effective in ensuring a reduction in the rate of heart failure, stroke and acute myocardial infarction in people with type 2 diabetes. According to him, people with diabetes are recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for influenza vaccination because influenza is more frequent and more severe among patients with diabetes. According to him, there was a need for influenza preventive measures like vaccination since influenza is more common in the extremes of age. This report x-rays the lives and experiences of residents in getting clean, potable and affordable water amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 03, 2021 00:00 UTC