coronavirus vaccine

Omicron COVID-19 variant appears to be no worse than other coronavirus strains, top scientists from the World Health Organisation and United States told AFP, while cautioning that more research is needed to judge its severity. The…

U.S. Mission in Nigeria has on Thursday announced the arrival of 3,577,860 doses of Pfizer vaccine for the public health and benefit of the Nigerian people through COVAX. In a statement made available to journalists on its website, U.S…

World Health Organisation (WHO) says the death toll from COVID-19 is now at its lowest level in almost one year. Speaking on Wednesday at a media briefing in Geneva, Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, said although the deaths are…

Lagos State Government is considering extra shots of vaccine for persons who may already have taken the two shots prescribed, it has emerged. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, revealed this on Tuesday at a press…

Federal Government on Monday said over 3.5 million doses of Pfizer vaccine are expected from the United States, as part of measures to ensure all Nigerians get vaccinated against the virus. Briefing reporters in Abuja, Chairman of…

United States announced on Monday it will lift COVID-19 travel bans on all air passengers in November if they are fully vaccinated and undergo testing and contact tracing. The unprecedented restrictions had kept relatives, friends and…

Federal Government has introduced “Sunday vaccination”, which will focus on offering doses of COVID-19 vaccine in churches across the country. Faisal Shuaib, NPHCDA executive director, disclosed this on Tuesday at a meeting with the…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 559 COVID-19 infections across 14 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) on Wednesday. Lagos, the worst-hit state in the country, recorded 232 positive samples, representing…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 357 new cases of COVID-19 in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The agency in its update for August 17, 2021, said Rivers reported the highest number of infections…

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic third wave, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed that an average of six deaths was recorded daily in the last one week in Lagos as a result of the virus. Sanwo-Olu, disclosed this on…

Nigeria on Sunday confirmed 407 new cases of coronavirus infections across 16 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Though the figure is less than the 497 recorded 24 hours earlier, it is still high compared…

European Union’s drug watchdog on Friday approved Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab for 12 to 15-year-olds, the first vaccine to get the green light for children in the bloc. The vaccine was “well tolerated” in adolescents and there were…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given approval for the use of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of NAFDAC, made the announcement in a…

National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said 1,794,552 persons across the country have received COVID-19 vaccine since the nationwide rollout on March 5. Vaccination has taken place in the 36 states of the federation…

Federal Government has approved the administration of the second dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines on eligible Nigerians who received the first shots. Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care…