Nigeria cannot start local production of COVID-19 vaccines yet, says FG
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that local production of COVID-19 vaccines cannot start now in Nigeria. Ehanire made this known in […]
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Ekiti takes delivery of additional 40,000 COVID-19 vaccines
Ekiti Government said, on Sunday, it had taken delivery of another batch of 40,000 AstraZeneca vaccines from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency. Dr […]
COVID-19 vaccination to end May 14 in FCT
Mrs Salome Tor, Programme Officer, Immunisation Services, FCT Primary Health Care Board (FPHCB), says the COVID-19 vaccination exercise will end in six days time, precisely […]
Nigeria Set to Procure 29.588m Doses of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja Nigerian Government is committed to procuring 29.588 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine through the AVAT initiative, coordinated by […]
New cases under 600 on tests variants amid vaccine rollout
South Korea’s daily new virus cases fell back to 500s again on Thursday as fewer people took virus tests on the Children’s Day holiday. The […]
1% of Lagos residents vaccinated against COVID-19 — Commissioner
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says that about 260,000 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the state. Abayomi told a ministerial […]
COVID-19: NSCDC boss gets vaccinated, encourages personnel to receive jab
Dr Ahmed Audi, Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has encouraged personnel to get the COVID-19 vaccine as he received the AstraZeneca […]
COVID-19: NAFDAC approves Pfizer Biotech Vaccine for emergency use authorisation
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has approved the Pfizer Biotech Vaccine for emergency use authorisation for COVID-19 […]
BioNTech to request approval of COVID-19 vaccine for children over 12
German vaccine manufacturer BioNTech is to request the authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine for children from the age of 12 in the European Union, it […]
S.Korea to exempt fully-vaccinated people from 14-day self-quarantine
South Korea will exempt fully-vaccinated people against the COVID-19 from the 14-day mandatory self-quarantine early next month, the health authorities said Wednesday. Yoon Tae-ho, a […]