Tag: vaccine
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Nigerians will get Covid-19 vaccination by January – FG
The Federal Government has assured that Nigerians will receive the coronavirus vaccine by January 2021. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, made the revelation at the end of Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. He said a technical working group in the ministry is working on which vaccine will best suit Nigeria, considering that the…
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BREAKING: U.S. administers first COVID-19 vaccine
The United States of America (USA) has administered the first Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed the development on Monday. “First Vaccine Administered. Congratulations USA! Congratulations WORLD,” Trump tweeted. First Vaccine Administered. Congratulations USA! Congratulations WORLD! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 14, 2020 The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has…
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U.S. begins distribution of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
The United States on Sunday began nationwide distribution of the Pfizer/BioNTech Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine barely two days after its approval for emergency use. The move marks the start of a historic vaccination campaign aimed at checking a raging virus that is killing no fewer than 2,000 Americans daily. Officials say the government is aiming to…
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Okonjo-Iweala assures Nigeria access to COVID-19 vaccine
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021. A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday quoted Okonjo-Iweala after a closed-door meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama in Abuja. “As long…
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VIDEO: British grandma first in world to get Pfizer vaccine outside trial
Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother, on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot outside of trial as Britain began vaccinating its population. Britain began rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday, the first Western country to start vaccinating its general population in…
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South Korea to buy 44 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
South Korea said on Tuesday that it had signed deals to provide Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for 44 million people in 2021 but it would not hurry inoculation to allow more time to observe potential side effects. South Korea’s Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said the government had arranged to buy 20 million doses each from AstraZeneca…
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Indian minister tests positive after getting COVID-19 vaccine trial dose
Health Minister of the northern Indian state of Haryana Anil Vij, who was given a trial dose of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in November, tested positive for the virus on Saturday. Vij, who is the holding charge of several ministries including health, said on Twitter that he had contracted the virus. He urged people, who…
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Japan passes law to make COVID-19 vaccines free for residents
Japan enacted a law on Wednesday to cover the cost of vaccination against COVID-19 for residents. Amid rising hopes for the early arrival of vaccines, following recent progress and a resurgence of infections in Japan, the country’s House of Councilors unanimously passed a bill to revise the current vaccination law. The revision came as Japanese…
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Interpol raises alarm of COVID-19 vaccine threat
The Interpol global police co-ordination agency on Wednesday warned that organised criminal networks could be targeting COVID-19 vaccines, and could look to sell fake shots. Interpol, with headquarters in France, said it had issued a global alert to law enforcement agencies across its 194 member countries. This was to alert them to prepare for organised…
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UK approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use from next week
The United Kingdom (UK) regulator, the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted a temporary authorization for emergency use for the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine produced by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech. This constitutes the first Emergency Use Authorization following a worldwide Phase 3 trial of the vaccine to help fight the pandemic. Pfizer and…