Tag: COVID-19 vaccines
Nigeria equipped to produce COVID-19 vaccines – Dr Aku
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Nigeria as one of the first six countries to receive support for local vaccine…
Lagos administers 2.19m doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Abayomi noted that vaccines were safe and effective protection against COVID-19 infection, advising the public to get vaccinated.
COVID-19: Current vaccines may need to be updated, WHO warns
The WHO group said vaccines that had a high impact on prevention of infection and transmission, in addition to prevention…
China to produce 400m doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria – Envoy
Cui said that the development of vaccine production is in line with China’s commitments of leading Nigeria and other Africa…
COVID-19: No vaccination, no church, bank attendance – Obaseki
Residents of Edo State without evidence of COVID-19 vaccination, will no longer be allowed access to public and private places,…
Edo receives 76,712 doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Edo State Government has taken delivery of 76,712 doses of Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines from the Federal Government.
NAFDAC approves use of Moderna, Sputnik COVID-19 vaccines
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the use of Moderna and…
Biden’s free COVID-19 vaccines arriving Nigeria soon
U.S. President Joe Biden, on Monday allocated 55 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the world, with 10 million doses…
Qatar: Only vaccinated fans will attend 2022 World Cup
Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz al-Thani has said the country will deny entry to stadiums…
COVID-19 cases fall in U.S. after 300m vaccine jabs
United States President Joe Biden, on Friday, said COVID-19 cases and deaths reduced by more than 90 percent after the…
World Bank, AU to deploy vaccines for 400m Africans
The World Bank (WB) and the African Union (AU)’s COVID-19 Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) have announced a decision…
Merkel seeks global COVID-19 vaccine production
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday called for global COVID-19 vaccine production in her speech at the Global Solutions Summit…
Biden backs waiving intellectual rights for COVID-19 vaccines
President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, a stance immediately applauded…
Forcing people to take COVID-19 vaccine immoral, I won’t take it – Oyedepo
Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Worldwide, David Oyedepo has vowed not to take COVID-19 vaccine, saying that forcing people to take…
COVID-19 cases will rise despite vaccine: Scientists
A group of scientists, which serves as adviser to the British government over the handling of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak,…
CAN tells Kogi residents to take COVID-19 vaccine
CAN chairman in Kogi, Bishop John Ibenu, on Friday urged people in the state to accept and take the COVID-19…
9.57m Beijingers vaccinated against COVID-19
The Chinese capital Beijing has administered coronavirus vaccines to more than 9.57 million people, local authorities said on Thursday.
Kogi has no facility to receive COVID-19 Vaccines – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency says COVID-19 Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines have been supplied to all states except Kogi.
COVID-19 vaccines will have side effects, Primate Ayodele warns
Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has warned Nigerians that taking coronavirus vaccines will have side…
Lagos receives 507,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
The first consignment of 507,000 doses of Astra Zeneca COVID-19 COVAX vaccine provided by the Federal Government arrived in Lagos…
Sanwo-Olu takes delivery of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
Lagos State has received doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government.
Ogun receives 50,000 COVID-19 Vaccines
Ogun State Government on Monday received 50,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government in a bid to curb the…
Nigeria may get COVID-19 vaccines in 10 days – Minister
Nigeria's Minister of Health, Dr Osagie says COVID-19 vaccines may start arriving in the country in the next 10 days.
COVID-19 cases falling globally but rich nations stockpile vaccines
The World Health Organisation said the number of new COVID-19 cases fell by 16% across the world last week, with…
WHO, UNICEF appeal for vaccine solidarity
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have made an urgent appeal for vaccine solidarity, noting that…
CACOVID disowns BUA’s purchase of 1 million COVID-19 Vaccines for Nigeria
The Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has disowned BUA's purported plan to purchase one million COVID-19 vaccines singlehandedly for Nigeria.
COVID-19: 2.5bn people yet to be vaccinated – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said three-quarters of all COVID-19 vaccinations were only in 10 countries, accounting for almost 60…