coronavirus vaccine

Nigeria will receive 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in March, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement late Thursday. The vaccines add to 100,000 expected doses of Pfizer vaccine, he said. However, the statement did…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised alarm over fake COVID-19 vaccines in the country. Director-General of the agency, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, said this during a virtual media briefing…

Pope Francis and his predecessor, former pope Benedict XVI have received the coronavirus vaccine as confirmed by the Vatican. Spokesperson of the Vatican, Matteo Bruni said the spiritual leaders received the first dose of the…

World Health Organisation (WHO) has said at least 42 countries are already rolling out various COVID-19 vaccines which have been cleared for use with 36 of them as high income nations. WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, made…

National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has released sharing formula for the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to arrive in Nigeria late January. The health agency, according to TheCable, disclosed this…

Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi, has announced that governors will take the COVID-19 vaccine on live television to demonstrate that the vaccine is safe for use. Governor Fayemi made this known on Friday to…

Iran’s Supreme Leader has banned the purchase of coronavirus vaccines made by United States and United Kingdom companies, limiting the country’s options as it confronts the worst outbreak in the Middle East. According to Bloomberg,…

European Union has struck a deal to double its supply of BioNTech/Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to 600 million doses, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday. The 27-nation bloc has been hit with rising criticism that…

German company BioNTech has on Friday said a not-yet peer reviewed study shows that its vaccine works against a key mutation in coronavirus variants uncovered in Britain and South Africa which experts have said is more contagious than…

British police has on Friday announced that they are hunting for a fraudster who tricked a 92-year-old woman into handing over £160 (N82,718) to receive a fake coronavirus vaccine jab. Detectives have warned that the suspected conman…

President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha and other prominent Nigerians will be among the first people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on live television to…

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has received a jab of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This was revealed by veteran media personality, Dele Momodu, on Thursday who shared pictures showing Atiku…

National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says Nigeria is expecting to get 42 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to help battle the raging virus in the country. Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has ruled out the possibility of conducting a local clinical trial on the proposed N400bn vaccines before administering them on Nigerians. A clinical trial, according to…

India has on Sunday authorised the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and by local pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech. The new development was announced by the country’s drug…