Tag: COVID-19 VACCINES
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No short-shelf doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria — FG
The Federal Government says that there are no short-shelf doses of COVID-19 vaccine donations in the country. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, said this in Abuja, at the official handover of about 2.6 million doses of Johnson Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. Shuaib said that the vaccines were now…
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COVID-19 : World Bank approves $400m loan to fund vaccine acquisition in Nigeria
The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $400 million credit to Nigeria in additional financing, from its International Development Association (IDA), for COVID-19 vaccine acquisition. The bank announced this in a statement it issued on Friday, in Washington. The bank said that the fund is meant to provide upfront financing for safe and…
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UK addresses controversies on recognition of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Nigeria
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has faulted the claims that the United Kingdom does not approve of the COVID-19 vaccines used in the country. In previous months, the Nigerian Government has received millions of doses of vaccines by different manufacturers such as the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, Moderna, as well as Johnson and Johnson…
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FG discloses date for arrival of fresh 41.2 million COVID-19 vaccines
The Federal Government has disclosed Nigeria would receive a cumulative of 41,282,770 vaccines through the COVAX facility and the African Union Commission by September ending. It stated 3,924,000 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca are expected by end of July or early August 2021 from the COVAX facility; 3,930,910 doses of Pfizer-Bio-NTech COVID-19 vaccine expected in August from…
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Free beer, doughnuts in US to promote acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines
Free beer, free doughnuts, savings bonds — government officials and businesses are teaming up to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. President Joe Biden wants 70 percent of adults to have received at least one shot by Independence Day on July 4 and overcoming vaccine hesitancy is key to reaching the goal. “We know…
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Roll out of COVID-19 vaccines to commence in Abuja tomorrow – FG
Federal government has said it would commence the rollout of the 3.92 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the National Hospital, Abuja, on Friday with some frontline health workers in the facility. It also said President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) will receive their COVID-19 vaccination on Saturday, a day after its…
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Nigerians will not be mandated to take COVID-19 vaccines – FG
The Federal Government has stated that Nigerians will not be authorized to take the COVID-19 vaccination. Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora disclosed this yesterday during a chat on Arise Tv. ”Nothing will be made mandatory. It’s optional. The choice is yours. Nobody will be forced to take any vaccine,” he said. Asked if…
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Governors meet today to discuss COVID-19 vaccines, distribution
The governors of the 36 states in Nigeria, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), will on Thursday meet over the COVID-19 vaccines and distribution in the country. The governors, in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the Head, Media and Public Affairs of NGF Secretariat, said the…
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No COVID-19 vaccines for Nigerians below 18 years – PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said that Nigerians under the age of 18 years will not receive the COVID-19 vaccines in the country. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, said that the Federal Government planned to cover 70 per cent of Nigerians within two years. Mamora warned that private…
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COVID-19 vaccines: Nigeria not excluded from benefiting countries – FG
The Federal Government has said the World Health Organisation (WHO) did not delist Nigeria from the list of African countries to receive its COVID-19 vaccines. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this on Saturday while speaking on a radio programme. He said Nigeria was still on the list adding that the…