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.…