Tag: Covid-19 vaccine
EU doubles Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine order
European Union (EU) has doubled its COVID-19 vaccine order from Pfizer and BioNTech, the head of the European Commission Ursula…
Putin, Merkel consider joint production of COVID-19 vaccines
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed cooperation in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19)…
Mexican doctor suffers severe reaction after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
A 32-year-old female doctor in Mexico's northern state of Nuevo Leon suffered severe allergic reactions after receiving the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19…
Scientists caution Buhari, Ehanire on COVID-19 vaccine
As Nigeria prepared to receive its first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines, two scientists have cautioned the Federal Government against a…
Chinese COVID-19 vaccines free to all its citizens: Official
China will provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all its citizens, said Zeng Yixin, Deputy Head of the National Health Commission…
Why vaccinated U.S. nurse contracted COVID-19: Pfizer
Pfizer has explained that the first jab of its COVID-19 vaccine will offer only 50 percent protection against the disease.
China okays use of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine
China has approved for conditional use of its first coronavirus vaccine, developed by state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm.
Sinopharm says its coronavirus vaccine 79.3% effective
Sinopharm, a Chinese drugmaker said on Wednesday that its coronavirus vaccine was found to be 79.3-per-cent effective in preliminary data…
Egypt praises China’s COVID-19 vaccine
The China-developed COVID-19 vaccine Egypt has received is effective, safe and easier to use, an Egyptian official said.
Canada approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
Canada on Wednesday approved the use of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine
Senate doubts Nigeria’s capacity to store N378bn COVID-19 vaccines
The Senate has made it clear that it has no confidence in the Federal Ministry of Health to effectively store…
COVID-19: Nigerian Govt to spend N400 billion on vaccines – Minister
By Naomi Sharang The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that the Federal Government was substantially ready for…
Joe Biden, with wife, takes the COVID-19 vaccine, praises Trump
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill on Monday received their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine on live…
WHO says two billion vaccine doses secured
The World Health Organisation has secured almost two billion doses of existing and candidate COVID-19 vaccines for use worldwide.
U.S. approves Moderna’s vaccine COVID-19
A second coronavirus vaccine produced by an American biotechnology company, Moderna, has been approved for emergence use by the U.S.…
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”…