Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

South Africa has sold a million doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for distribution in 14 fellow African nations, the health minister announced on Sunday. Last month, South Africa suspended its vaccination programme, which had…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has warned Nigerians against the use of fake Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine that is already being circulated. The agency said the warning was imperative to ensure…

More than 400 million doses of vaccines have been given around the world as at Thursday, according to a tally. According to AFP, despite the suspension of Oxford/AstraZeneca shot in more than a dozen countries, vaccination campaigns…

European Medicines Agency has on Thursday declared that Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective following its investigation into reports of blood clots in some people that have received the shot. The investigation comes…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said contending with the minimal side effects of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is better than dying of COVID-19 complications. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General…

Despite growing global concerns over possible side effects of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the Federal Government has insisted it is safe for use by Nigerians. National Incident Manager of PTF on COVID-19, Mukhtar Muhammad,…

Nigeria on Monday recorded 238 new COVID-19 infections in 17 states as concerns about the safety of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine the country recently received deepens. The new daily figure is higher than the 120 cases reported a day…

National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has declared that Nigeria did not receive the batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine reported to be causing blood clots in some European countries. MDB earlier reported that Denmark,…

Norway and Iceland have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution following Denmark’s decision to do so over concerns about patients developing post-jab blood clots. The development comes after Austria…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has on Wednesday said the state would start the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine by the weekend. Sanwo-Olu explained that a steering committee set up for the vaccine administration was in its final…

Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, his deputy, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi and some frontline health workers have on Wednesday received AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The Governor received a dose of the vaccine which was administered by…