Scientists in Nigeria have discovered a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus, which has infected over 20,000 people, killing 518 others in that country with 6,878 recoveries.
“We are glad that a vaccine that will provide a solution to a global problem like Coronavirus pandemic is coming from the garden.
“It is our passion to be a solution provider to such a global pandemic, and we are ready to throw our weights behind the team and make the vaccine a reality,” Prof. Solomon Adebola, the acting Vice-Chancellor of Adeleke University in Nigeria, said of the discovery.
Prof. Julius Oloke, the Head, Coordinating Unit of the Research Group and Vice-Chancellor of Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, added: “It’s a pleasure that we have come together to produce a vaccine at a time that the world is in need of solution to a ravaging pandemic.”
Madagascar launched a herbal cure for the contagion, which the WHO urged caution in consuming as the world continues to grapple with the devastations caused by the novel coronavirus and the heightened race to find a vaccine.