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COVID-19 Vaccine: Nigeria opens talks with China
The Nigerian Government said it has opened talks with the Peoples Republic of China to have access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Meningitis: Federal Govt. tasked on adequate provision of vaccines
Dr Uthman Mubashir, a public health physician, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to provide adequate vaccines for the prevention…
China orders recall of vaccines from abroad
Chinese investigators said they have recalled faulty vaccines produced by the company Changchun Changsheng Biotechnology, some of which have been…
Ebola: Congo health ministry confirms arrival of experimental vaccines
The Ministry of Health in Congo confirmed the arrival of an experimental vaccine, which is manufactured by Merck and proven…
New anti-malaria vaccines to be released soon – Expert
Prof. Catherine Falade, a Malariologist and Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says new antimicrobial malaria…
New bacteria research to improve vaccines
Researchers in Norway and Britain have found a method for predicting the development of bacteria that could result in new…
15 Children Die Of Contaminated Vaccine
The Health Ministry, the World Health Organisation and the UN children’s fund UNICEF said on Friday 15 children have died…
UNICEF procured 2.5 bn doses of vaccines in 2016
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said it procured 2.5 billion doses of vaccines for children in nearly 100 countries…
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End to malaria infection in sight as vaccine passes trial test
A malaria vaccine that uses a weakened form of the parasite has passed a “critical milestone” in human safety trials,…
Zika vaccine is years away – US researcher
The hunt for a vaccine to prevent the Zika virus could take years, a top US health chief said amid…
Lassa Fever: Ogun takes delivery of vaccine soon
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Government has disclosed that it would soon take delivery of vaccine that cure lassa fever,…
FG reaffirms commitment to eradicating vaccine preventable diseases
The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Health, Mr. Linus Awute, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to tackling…
Ebola vaccine for health workers by November – UN
An Ebola vaccine could be available by November for health workers, hard-hit by the killer disease, with testing of two…
Ebola vaccine trials being fast-tracked – GlaxoSmithKline
Safety trials on an Ebola vaccine are being fast-tracked, meaning it could be given to healthy volunteers as early as…
GlaxoSmithKline Ebola vaccine to be ready in 2015
Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by British pharma company GlaxoSmithKline may begin next month…
Malaria Vaccine Hailed As A Success
A vaccine that almost halves the chance of catching malaria has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives…