Tag: Covid-19 vaccine
COVID-19 vaccine weakens after 90 days: Oxford study
The study found that 90 days after a second shot of the Pfizer, the efficacy drops to 75 percent from…
U.S. approves COVID-19 vaccine booster shots
Department of Health and Human Services announced the measure as infections rise from the Delta variant.
3 new drugs for COVID-19 clinical trials – WHO
Three new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of global Solidarity clinical trials to find effective treatments…
Nigeria’s second phase Covid-19 vaccination gets new date
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) had initially slated the exercise for tomorrow, to be kicked off at the…
Nigeria resumes COVID-19 vaccination 10 August
The NCDC has advised the general public to get vaccinated as unvaccinated people are up to eight times likely to…
Nigerian Jummai Nache’s legs amputated in U.S. after Pfizer COVID-19 jab
Jummai Nache, a Nigerian medical worker based in Minnesota, United States has had the most horrific experience taking Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19…
Nigeria gets 470,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China
The Chinese Government on Friday donated 470,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria.
Borussia Dortmund turn stadium to COVID-19 vaccination site
Borussia Dortmund fans can get vaccinated against the coronavirus in the club’s home stadium from Thursday onwards, the Bundesliga top…
COVID-19 vaccine rush in France as fresh curbs loom
More than 900,000 people in France rushed to set up appointments to get vaccinated on Monday night after President Emmanuel…
Only 1% of Lagos residents received 2nd jab: Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday said that only 1 per cent of Lagos residents have received two…
UN canvasses 225m COVID-19 vaccine doses for Africa
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday canvassed for additional 225 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the African continent.
COVID-19: Almost 4,000 fully vaccinated people in the US test positive
New data from the State Department of Public Health said no fewer than 4,000 fully vaccinated people in Massachusetts, US,…
Obasanjo seeks home-grown solution to COVID-19 problems
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on African leaders to begin to harness its local resources to solve the problems…
G7 hailed for plan to share 870m doses of COVID-19 vaccine
World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and COVAX partners on Sunday applauded G7 nations’ commitment to sharing 870 million doses of…
Enugu commences administering second jab of COVID-19 vaccine
Enugu State on Tuesday commenced administering of the second jab of the COVID-19 vaccine to protect residents, especially health workers,…