Tag: Vaccine

COVID-19: Buhari, Osinbajo to be vaccinated today

By Ismail Auwal President Muhammad Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osibanjo to receive the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine today (Sataurday). The Presidential Task Force (PTF)...

COVID-19: Only vaccinated pilgrims to enter Saudi Arabia – Saudi Health Ministry

By Ismail Auwal Saudi Arabia’s health ministry says only people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed to attend the Hajj this year,...

2.3m Nigerians have shown interest in taking COVID-19 vaccine

By Ismail Auwal The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Wednesday said that over 2.3m Nigerians have indicated interest in taking jabs of...

Covid-19 vaccines: BUA purchases 1million doses of AstraZeneca for Nigeria

…commits to purchase 5million vaccines through BUA/CACOVID/AFREXIM Partnership to be distributed to Nigerians at no cost. By Ismail Auwal BUA, one of Africa’s largest conglomerates, has...

Covid-19 vaccine: AstraZeneca not effective at stopping variant, says South Africa

The clinical trial participants who were evaluated were relatively young and unlikely to become severely ill, making it impossible for the scientists to determine...

W.H.O denies refusing Nigeria COVID-19 vaccines

By Ismail Auwal The World Health Organization (WHO) has rebutted a report that it had denied Nigeria and several African countries from access to COVID-19. WHO...

Kaduna partners with Zipline for drone-delivered COVID vaccines

By Ismail Auwal Kaduna State has signed a deal with medical delivery firm, Zipline, that will allow drone shipment of COVID-19 vaccines without significant state...

FG warns public against fake coronavirus vaccine

By Ismail Auwal The Federal Government has warned people against fake coronavirus vaccines as there are reports that some are in circulation. Nigeria’s National Agency for...

Iran will not receive COVID-19 vaccine from US, UK – Khamenei

By Abba Gwale Iranian spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said he will not allow any COVID-19 vaccine produced in America or Britain to enter his...

India okays AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, sets to vaccinate millions of citizens

By Abba Gwale The Indian drug regulatory body has approved COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use. This endorsement follows initial authorisations...

Fifteen major events that shaped 2020 at global, national levels

By Abba Gwale & Ismail Auwal 1. COVID-19 Pandemic A new type of coronavirus causing severe acute respiratory syndrome was identified in December 2019 in Wuhan,...

COVID-19: Niger to start vaccination in 2021

By Ismail Auwal The Niger Republic has announced its intention to start COVID-19 vaccination next year. The Niger's Minister of Health disclosed this in an interview...

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