Ghana on Wednesday received the first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free, as the world races to contain the pandemic.Continue Reading
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has assured the Republic of Cuba of Federal Government’s willingness to collaborate with the country in the production of COVID-19 vaccines.Continue Reading
Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib,noted that after excluding those that are under 18 years old, the government intends to give doses of vaccines to approximately 109 million Nigerians that will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccination over the course of two years.Continue Reading
Despite the some new forms of the corona virus appearing to make vaccines less effective, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has backed using the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, even in countries tackling new variants of coronavirus.Continue Reading
Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 CACOVID, has rejected the claim by one of its members, the BUA group, that it purchased one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for Nigeria.Continue Reading
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), demanded that planned COVID-19 vaccination should begin with President Muhammadu Buhari and other government officials. Continue Reading
South Africa on Monday took delivery of its first shipment of coronavirus vaccines, (AstraZeneca) on Monday at the OR Tambo International Airport from India, a move paving the way to the first phase of inoculation in Africa’s worst-hit country.Continue Reading
“I indicated our intention to procure our first consignment of the COVID vaccines within the first half of this year. Much work has been done toward the realisation of this,’’ Akufo-Addo said. Continue Reading
Governors under the auspices of the Northern States’ Governors Forum (NSGF) agreed to take the first doses of the vaccine, when they arrive in the country.Continue Reading
Former Nigeria Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, received his second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, after receiving the first shot on January 6.Continue Reading
