Tag: Covid-19 vaccine
India to begin voluntary COVID-19 inoculation soon
India’s government said on Friday it could soon start voluntary inoculation against COVID-19 as it considers authorization of three vaccine…
U.S. FDA approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use
An advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday endorsed a COVID-19 vaccine developed by American…
Lord of the Rings star McKellen receives Covid-19 vaccine
X-Men and Lord of the Rings actor, Sir Ian Murray McKellen CH CBE has received the Covid-19 vaccine at the…
Pence to receive COVID-19 vaccine Friday
U.S Vice President Mike Pence will publicly receive a Covid-19 vaccination at the White House on Friday.
Health minister reveals when Nigerians will get COVID-19 vaccine
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has revealed that Nigerians would start getting the COVID-19 vaccine from January 2021.
Poland secures 6 million vaccine doses
Poland has so far contracted 60 million doses of coronavirus vaccines.
ICU nurse Sandra Lindsay first American to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Sandra Lindsay, an ICU nurse has become the first New Yorker and American to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19.
Fauci assures African Americans on COVID-19 vaccine
U.S. top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci has assured the African-American community regarding the safety of the recently authorised COVID-19…
Rwandan government to offer free COVID-19 vaccination
The Rwandan government says it will offer free Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination to citizens after the country receives the vaccine next…
Nigeria to have COVID-19 vaccines from late January
Nigeria and other African countries will get COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January 2021, the Ministry of foreign…
Okonjo-Iweala assures Nigeria access to COVID-19 vaccine
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of…
China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine 86% efficacious: UAE
A coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) has 86% efficacy, the health ministry of the United Arab…
Pandemic won’t go away in Q1 despite vaccine: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic will still be a major health issue beyond the…
South Korea to buy 44 million vaccine doses
South Korea said on Tuesday that it had signed deals to provide Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for 44 million people in…
China plans to roll out 600m COVID-19 vaccines this December
China will have 600 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines ready for use this year and will make “a major announcement”…