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,…