Tag: Covid-19 vaccine
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine 66 percent effective
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday that its single-dose vaccine was 66% effective in preventing COVID-19 in a large global…
UK rolls out COVID-19 vaccine for prison inmates
Prisoners in England will begin to be offered the COVID-19 vaccine shots on Friday.
Atiku receives second dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Dubai
Former Nigeria's Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has received his second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19: UN reveals fastest way to reopen global economy
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said “vaccine equity” was the fastest way to reopen the global economy and start…
COVID-19 vaccines arrive early February: Boss Mustapha
The first shipment of 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines being expected by Nigeria, would arrive in early February, said Boss Mustapha, chairman…
China to gift Pakistan 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses
Pakistan is set to receive half a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from its neighbour and ally China this January.
COVID-19 vaccine: Military to support rollout logistics
The military will help the government with the delivery of Coronavirus vaccines to the public set to begin next month,…
Use COVID-19 vaccines money to tackle insecurity – Bafarawa tells Buhari
A former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has said worsening insecurity in the country deserves more attention than…
Wada berates Yahaya Bello over claims on COVID-19 vaccine
The flagbearer for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 Kogi gubernatorial election, Engr. Musa Wada has fired the…
FG urges Nigerians to take COVID-19 vaccine, dismisses conspiracy theories
By Abujah Racheal Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has dismissed speculations that…
Africa to get 900m doses of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021 – Official
By Cecilia Ologunagba The World Health Organisation (WHO) through COVAX facility and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa…
Makinde awaits 1,800 allocated COVID-19 vaccines
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, on Wednesday, said that the Federal Government had allocated 1,800 vaccines to the state,…
Israel to start vaccinating children against COVID-19
A top health official said on Tuesday that Israel may include children over the age of 12 in groups receiving…
South Korea in talks to buy more vaccines
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-Kyun says the government is working to purchase additional Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines.
Governors to join Buhari, Osinbajo to take COVID-19 vaccine on live TV
By Ismaila Chafe The governors of Nigeria’s 36 states have agreed to take the COVID-19 vaccine on live television to…