Tag: NPHCDA
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Nigeria to receive 29.8 million doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says Nigeria will receive 29.8 million doses of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. The NPHCDA Executive Director, Dr Faisal Shuaib made this public on Monday during the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja. “The Federal Government has signed off to receive up to…
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No fewer than 1.13m AstraZeneca shots administered – NPHCDA
No fewer than 1.13 million shots of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) made this known on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday. “As of April 21, 1, 133, 325 representing 56.3 per cent of the eligible…
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COVID-19: FG reaffirms commitment to vacinate all eligible Nigerians
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Friday reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to get every eligible Nigerian vaccinated against COVID-19. Mr Bawa Abba, National Supervisor for Adamawa COVID-19 Vaccination, NPHCDA, spoke in Yola, Adamawa, on the sideline of a three-day “Media Dialogue On Routine Immunisation, Post Polio Certification and COVID-19 Vaccination”. The meeting…
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COVID-19: NPHCDA reveals two states with lowest vaccinated population in Nigeria
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says the states of Abia and Taraba have the lowest number of vaccinated people so far in the country. According to it, no fewer than 800,000 people have been vaccinated in Nigeria. The NPHCDA made the disclosure on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports…
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BREAKING: First batch of AstraZeneca vaccines arrives in Nigeria
The first batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which is about 3,924,000 doses, has arrived in Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the country via the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. A small ceremony chaired by Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 is currently being held at…
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How to register and receive early COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria
As Nigeria sets to take delivery of 3.92 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, the federal government (FG) has launched an e-registration portal for COVID-19 vaccination. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) launched the e-registration platform for electronic management of the COVID-19 vaccination on Monday. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the registration platform is…
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Nigeria has enough capacity for COVID-19 vaccine storage – NPHCDA boss
The Executive Director/CEO of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, said on Monday that the country has adequate storage capacity for COVID-19 vaccines, especially for the first 100,000 doses expected from Pfizer in a few days. He said, “We have developed a comprehensive COVID-19 vaccine deployment and vaccination plan. We…
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FG announces distribution plan for COVID-19 vaccine
The federal government has announced a distribution plan for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in the country. The announcement was made through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). According to NPHCDA, the rate of infection in each State of the federation would be the criterion used in the distribution. The agency revealed the plan…
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FG secures first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for health workers
The federal government has secured the first batch of 100,000 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for frontline healthcare workers in Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) made this known on Friday. Dr Shuaib said the 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are expected…
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NPHCDA reveals those to first receive COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has revealed those that will first receive Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine when it is available in the country. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 on Tuesday in Abuja. Shuaib revealed that Nigeria will first inoculate frontline…