Tag: COVID-19 VACCINES
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2.5bn people in 130 countries are without COVID-19 vaccines, WHO warns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says three quarters of all COVID-19 vaccinations were only in 10 countries, accounting for almost 60 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP). “Around 130 countries, with 2.5 billion people, are yet to administer a single dose”, WHO Director- General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said at a regular press briefing…
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Investment in COVID-19 vaccines will strengthen Nigeria’s health care, not weaken it, FG replies Bill Gates
Contrary to the claims of the co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Bill Gates, Nigerian Government has said that investing in procurement of COVID-19 vaccine would not only help in the fight against the coronavirus, but will also help to strengthen the nation’s primary health care system in the long run. Dr Faisal…
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Buhari lectures Nigerians on importance of COVID-19 vaccines
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged Nigerians to support the federal government in its effort to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, especially as it relates to vaccine education. The President made the appeal while receiving the leadership of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), led by its President-General and Sultan of…
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Killer COVID-19 vaccines claim: Yahaya Bello risking lives of Kogi residents – Fayemi
Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi, has urged the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to tread with care, following his recent statement suggesting that the COVID-19 vaccines are being introduced to kill the masses. Governor Bello had in a recent address said that the COVID-19 vaccines being produced in less than…
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BREAKING: Governors disown Yahaya Bello on ‘killer’ COVID-19 vaccine claim
Members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have dissociated themselves from the reported claim by Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello that coronavirus vaccines are meant to kill. The NGF, in a communiqué at the end of its virtual meeting on Wednesday, said: “On the ill-fated pronouncement made by a member of the forum regarding the Covid-19…
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Rich countries sabotaging equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines – WHO
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has expressed concern over the distribution of vaccines, especially to health workers and the elderly in low-income countries. He explained that rich countries are sabotaging equitable access to drugs. He noted that more than 39 million doses of vaccines have been administered in at…
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FG lists conditions for release of COVID-19 vaccines to states
The Federal Government on Friday set and released conditions that states must fulfil before releasing the expected COVID-19 vaccines to them. Recall that the government had earlier assured that the first batch of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines would arrive in the country this month (January) and next (February). The Director, Logistics and Health Commodities, National…
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US, UK, France made COVID-19 Vaccines completely untrustworthy – Iran
Iran’s supreme leader on Friday banned the import of American and British-produced vaccines against COVID-19, saying they were “completely untrustworthy”. “Importing vaccines made in the US or the UK is prohibited,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a tweet, accompanied by the hashtag #CoronaVaccine. “It’s not unlikely they would want to contaminate other nations,” he added.…
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Nigeria will get fair share of COVID-19 vaccines, PTF assures
As countries of the world frantically race towards securing allocations of COVID-19 vaccine doses as soon as they are available, the Federal Government on Thursday expressed confidence that Nigeria would secure a fair share. It however, criticised the move by some countries to nationalise and politicise vaccine distribution and accessibility, terming it as a failure…
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COVID-19 vaccines now in phase three clinical trials – WHO
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), says a number of vaccines are now in phase three clinical trials to prevent COVID-19 pandemic. Ghebreyesus made this known at a virtual news conference on Monday at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva. The director-general said: “ We all hope to have a number of effective…