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The Federal Government on Wednesday said vaccines donated to Nigeria through COVAX and AVAT have short expiration shelf lives and could expire before usage. Dr... Read More
COVID-19: Nigeria set to receive 3.92m additional AstraZeneca vaccines
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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has announced that Nigeria is to receive 3.92 million additional doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines from COVAX, by... Read More
The Federal Government has dispelled the possibility of any fake COVID-19 vaccines being administered or sold by unauthorised institution in the country. This... Read More
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has confirmed over 300,000 people have received their first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 in Nigeria.... Read More
COVID-19: Plateau Receives 105, 600 Doses of Vaccines – Health Commissioner
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The Plateau Government on Tuesday confirmed the receipt of 105, 600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the prevention of the spread of the virus... Read More
Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Monday confirmed that COVID -19 vaccines have been deployed and states... Read More
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said that Nigerians under the age of 18 years will not receive the COVID-19 vaccines in... Read More
COVID-19: Minister Receives Allied Air New Aircraft for Vaccines Distribution
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The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Thursday received a new aircraft brought by Allied Air at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja... Read More
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says Nigeria will soon receive initial four million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The Chairman of... Read More
The Presidential Task on COVID-19 on Monday said that Nigeria is set to take delivery of 1.4 million doses of vaccines donated by MTN. Speaking... Read More
The United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday disclosed that 16 million doses of the Covax vaccine for Covid-19 pandemic would... Read More
2.5 Billion People in 130 Countries are without COVID-19 Vaccines- WHO
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says three quarters of all COVID-19 vaccinations were only in 10 countries, accounting for almost 60 per cent of... Read More
COVID-19: GlaxoSmithKline Teams up with CureVac to Develop Vaccine for Variants
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British pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline and German vaccine developer CureVac announced the collaboration on Wednesday to create next-generation COVID-19 vaccines to combat emerging variants... Read More
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Covax will arrive in Nigeria from February. Ehanire made... Read More
COVID-19: Investing in Procuring Vaccines will Strengthen Primary Health Care – NPHCDA
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Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director. National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Friday, stated that investing in procuring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine... Read More
COVID-19: Bill Gates Advises FG Against Paying High Price for Vaccines
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American Philanthropist, Bill Gates, has advised the Nigerian government against diverting its limited health fund into trying to pay a high price for COVID-19... Read More
Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has dismissed speculations that the expected COVID-19 vaccines in the... Read More
WHO, Africa CDC to Deliver 900 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines — Official
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) through COVAX facility and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) are expected to deliver close... Read More
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against complacency in containing the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, saying the vaccines against the virus might... Read More
Oil Prices Increases on Hopes of Coronavirus Vaccines, Ship Explosion at Saudi Arabia
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Oil prices rose on Monday, pushing Brent back above $50 a barrel. This was buoyed by hopes that a rollout of coronavirus vaccines will... Read More
Fauci Allays Fears of African Americans Over Authorised COVID-19 Vaccines
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U.S. top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has addressed the rising concerns among the African-American community regarding the safety of the recently authorised COVID-19... Read More
Britain Green-Lights Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine In COVID-19 Breakthrough
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Pfizer and BioNTech on Wednesday became the first vaccine developers in the race to alleviate the COVID-19 pandemic to get regulatory approval after completing all... Read More
The Interpol global police co-ordination agency on Wednesday warned that organised criminal networks could be targeting COVID-19 vaccines, and could look to sell fake shots.... Read More
Philippine Agrees to Pay Drugmakers in Advance to Ensure Vaccines Supply
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has previously criticised Western manufacturers for asking fees to reserve vaccines, has agreed to pay drugmakers in advance to... Read More
Lebanon has signed two agreements with foreign pharmaceutical companies on the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines and would be among the first states to receive them... Read More
COVID-19: World Bank Approves $12bn to Help Developing Countries Buy Vaccines
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The World Bank on Wednesday approved 12 billion dollars to help developing countries buy COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, the organisation said in a statement.... Read More
Russian Public Health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, on Tuesday stated that no less than 26 different vaccines against coronavirus were currently being developed in the country.... Read More
More than 30 vaccines against COVID-19 are currently undergoing clinical trials in different countries, including in Russia, and this is very encouraging, the World... Read More
Nigeria Working With WHO, GAVI, Others On COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatment
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The Federal Government says the nation is working with the World Health Organisation (WHO), GAVI and others on therapeutics and vaccines against the Coronavirus (COVID-19)... Read More
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