Nigeria yet to achieve 70% COVID-19 immunisation coverage – NPHCDA
Nigeria is yet to meet its 70 per cent target coverage with the COVID-19 vaccines, Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Secretary of the National Primary […]
COVID-19 vaccines
TETFund-sponsored COVID-19 vaccine ready for trial November
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The vaccine development efforts of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has started yielding visible results as the COVID-19 vaccine […]
WHO says 83% of African yet to receive COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says a third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, including a shocking […]
FG destroys over 1m donated doses of expired Astrazeneca vaccines
The Federal Government on Wednesday destroyed over 1m doses of Astrazeneca vaccines donated to combat COVID-19. The Executive Director,National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), […]
One million doses of COVID-19 vaccines expired in Nigeria last month – Report
About one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, Reuters reported. According to two sources who spoke […]
NASS will provide resources in 2022 Budget to fight COVID-19 – Lawan
The National Assembly (NASS) will provide resources in the 2022 budget to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate President Ahmad Lawan made this known on Monday […]
COVID-19: FG spent $29m to procure 40 million J & J vaccines – Minister
The Federal Government has spent at least $29 million to procure the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in the country. This is according to the […]
Buhari tasks Nigeria’s universities to develop COVID-19 Vaccine
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged Nigerian universities to intensify their research in order to develop COVID-19 vaccine to tackle the dreaded virus afflicting the country. […]
Pfizer, BioNTech And Moderna Make $65,000 Every Minute – Report
Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna are making combined profits of $65,000 every minute from their highly successful Covid-19 vaccines while the world’s poorest countries remain largely […]
U.S. Appeal Court upholds stay on Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
A U.S. appeals court has upheld its stay on President Joe Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for companies with at least 100 employees. A three-judge panel of […]
U.S. court temporarily halts Biden’s vaccine mandate for companies
A U.S. federal appeals court ruled Saturday to temporarily halt a mandate by President Joe Biden’s administration that required employees of large companies to get […]