Tag: COVID-19 Vaccine
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Nigeria to get COVID-19 vaccines in 10 days – Minister
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said in Lagos on Saturday that Nigeria might get COVID-19 vaccines in the next 10 days. “We are told that by the end of this month, which is about 10 days from now, we shall get the vaccines,’’ the minister said. “We do not produce the vaccines. They are…
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The corona vaccine wars: The poor will die first – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa UNITED Kingdom, the small but mighty country which has the history of invading 178 or 90 per-cent of the countries on earth, has taken on the European Union, EU, in a COVID-19 vaccines war. The war which is the first of expected post-Brexit wars, is on account of the former’s voracious nature…
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Dollar weakens as market optimism lifts riskier currencies
The U.S. dollar held near two-week lows on Monday, as optimism about COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and a planned $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus package offered a boost to riskier currencies, stock markets and commodity prices. Among the gainers versus the weaker dollar, the British pound broke $1.39 for the first time in nearly three years, helped…
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South Africa settles for U.S. COVID-19 vaccine brand after rejecting UK’s AstraZeneca
South Africa will proceed with the planned coronavirus immunisation campaign using Johnson & Johnson vaccines instead of Oxford/AstraZeneca’s, which is deemed ineffective against the South African COVID-19 variant. The country’s Health Minister, Zwelini Mkhize said on Wednesday. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that that on Monday, South Africa stopped the AstraZeneca vaccines rollout after a study published…
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Covid-19: You may die if you don’t take vaccine, FG warns Nigerians
The Federal Government on Tuesday warned Nigerians that they either take the COVID-19 vaccine or they may become sick and die. The government also said a COVID-19 testing laboratory will soon be established at the State House Clinic. Presidential Task Force (PTF) Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha,…
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Why Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrival is delayed – FG
Nigeria says the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is delayed because of “politics and logistics due to no fault of Nigeria.” The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday, said the issue of vaccine was a serious one to government which…
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COVID-19: Northern governors agree to take 1st dose of vaccine
The governors of the northern part of the country under the auspices of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) have agreed to take the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine when it arrives the country. The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, made the disclosure in his address at a webinar…
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JUST IN: Atiku receives second dose of COVID-19 Vaccine in Dubai [Photos]
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has received second dose of the Pfizer-BioTech COVID-19 Vaccine in Dubai on Wednesday. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the former Vice President received the first dose on 6th January this year. More details soon…
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Guinea President, Alpha Conde Receives COVID-19 Vaccine
The 82-year-old president of Guinea, Alpha Conde, has received his first dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus, part of a scheme mainly involving government members, a source close to his office said Saturday. Defence minister Mohamed Diane, a scientist by training, was the first in the country to get a jab of Russia’s Sputnik…
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Governors to take COVID-19 vaccine on live TV
Nigerian governors are ready to be given COVID-19 vaccine on live television to encourage Nigerians to accept the vaccine. The chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, who addressed journalists in Abuja after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, said he and his colleagues had accepted to do so. “Absolutely,” Mr Fayemi…