COVID-19: U.S. DONATED VACCINE DOSES ARRIVE NIGERIA
United States Embassy in Abuja announced the arrival of 2.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria on Thursday. According to the Embassy, the National Primary Health Care Development…
Polio: UNICEF Calls For Adequate Awareness On Immunization In Africa
The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says without adequate awareness on the need for immunisation, polio could resurface in Nigeria. On August 25, 2020, the independent Africa Regional Certification…
I Vomited Blood After Receiving Covid Vaccine- Kaduna Resident
A resident of Kaduna State identified as Hanatu Tanko has narrated how she bled from the nose and vomited blood after receiving COVID-19 vaccine. In a video trending online,…
Nigeria Budget N296bn For Covid-19 Vaccines
Nigerian Government on Thursday said it is proposing about 296 billion naira for the purchase of coronavirus vaccines. “The Federal Ministry of Health has proposed the sum of 296 billion…
Biontech Raises Covid Vaccine Output Goal To 2.5 Bn Doses
German firm BioNTech said Tuesday it was on track to manufacture 2.5 billion doses of its Covid-19 vaccine this year with US partner Pfizer, 25 percent more than expected. The…
Africa To Get 400m Doses Of COVID Vaccine From Johnson & Johnson
The African Vaccine Acquisition Trust Team (AVATT) has signed an agreement with Johnson & Johnson for 400 million doses of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The agreement entails that 55 member…
Moderna Starts COVID-19 Vaccine Trials For Children
US manufacturer Moderna on Tuesday said it has started Covid-19 vaccine trials for children aged from 6 months to under 12 years old, with plans to enroll about 6,750 participants.…
Soyinka Receives COVID-19 Vaccine
Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has received his first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine was administered by Tomi Coker, Ogun state commissioner for health, on Friday. This was…
Lagos Federal Medical Centre Begins COVID-19 Vaccination
The Lagos State Federal Medical Centre on Friday commenced the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine as health workers took turns to get the jabs. Dr Adedamola Dada, the Chief Medical…
If I Wasn’t President, You Wouldn’t Be Getting The COVID Jab, Trump Tells Americans
Ex-President Donald Trump has taken credit for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in the US. In a statement on Tuesday, Trump said he hopes Americans remember that if it…
