>Former President Goodluck Jonathan has charged members of the West African Society of Pharmacology (WASP) to spearhead research for the production of vaccines to contain epidemics that are endemic in the sub-region. “The sub-region is in dire need of essential Covid-19 vaccines, following the imperative of tracking and halting its mutating variants. “We are now accustomed to hearing of the outbreak of new viral diseases, some of which are more prevalent in our part of the world. “One of such diseases is the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)which has killed thousands in West Africa. In 2014 an outbreak in Guinea spread to many West African countries including Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria.

Source: Punch July 23, 2022 19:23 UTC