Tag: vaccines
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NAFDAC approves more vaccines for COVID-19
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved more vaccines for the treatment of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Director General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. She said approval had been given to Moderna, a vaccine from the Rovi…
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What we have done to prevent importation of fake COVID-19 vaccines – FG
Following the arrest of about 3,000 doses of fake Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines destined for Africa from China, the federal government (FG) has revealed a measure put in place to prevent the importation of fake vaccines into the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this is contained in a circular released by Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi, the Director,…
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Agege LGA takes delivery of COVID-19 vaccine
Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, Executive Chairman, Agege Local Government area of Lagos State, says he has taken delivery of the council’s allocation of COVID-19 vaccine from the state government. Egunjobi made this known on Monday while taking his dose of the vaccine along with the frontline workers and health workers in the council area. “Today, I…
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Gov. Bello of Niger receives COVID-19 vaccine
Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger on Wednesday received the Oxford Astrazenece COVID-19 vaccine. It was administered to him by his physician, Dr Shehu Ahmed. Bello received the vaccine alongside members of the state’s executive council during the official flagged off the vaccination at the Government House in Minna. He assured that the vaccines were safe…
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Biden to announce U.S. release of $4bn for COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries today
United States President Joe Biden will announce at the G7 gathering on Friday that the United States will release $4billion for an international initiative to supply Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to poor countries, the White House said. “The United States will provide an initial $ 2 billion contribution to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance for the COVAX…
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COVID-19: NAFDAC evaluating Sputnik V, Covax vaccines – Health Minister
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), is presently studying the Russian Sputnik V and India’s Covax vaccines against COVID-19, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says. Ehanire made the disclosure at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 national briefing on Monday in Abuja. According to him, Nigeria has…
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JUST IN: BUA procures 1m doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria
BUA Group has paid for one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria through the AFREXIM Vaccine programme in partnership with CACOVID. The doses, expected to be delivered by next week, will be the first to Nigeria since the COVID-19 vaccines became available. According to BUA, in a statement by O’tega Ogra, Group Head,…
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COVID-19: FG releases N10bn for production of vaccines in Nigeria
The Ministry of Finance has released N10 billion to support domestic vaccines production to tackle COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made the disclosure at the Presidential Task Force COVID-19 briefing on Monday in Abuja. Ehanire said, “The Ministry of Finance has released N10 billion to support domestic vaccine…
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COVID 19: FG allocates 1,800 vaccines to Oyo – Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, on Wednesday said that the Federal Government had allocated 1,800 vaccines to the state, out of about 100,000 vaccines procured for the country. Makinde made the disclosure during a press conference held at the Government House, Agodi in Ibadan, disclosing that the state recorded 696 COVID-19 positive cases out…
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UK gets early access to 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
The UK has secured early access to 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses through partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, SKY news is reporting. Included in the figure are 30 million doses of a vaccine being developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, the first agreement the two companies have signed with any government. This vaccine has reached Phase 2…