Sputnik V

National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has approved two more COVID-19 vaccines - Moderna and Russia’s Sputnik V - for use in Nigeria. Both vaccines were approved for emergency use, according to Director-General of…

Developers of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine have said it is 95 percent effective against the virus. Russia’s health ministry, the state-run Gamaleya research center and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) in a statement…

President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro has on Sunday said that his government has agreed to buy 10 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19. Maduro speaking at an event in Caracas which was broadcast on government…

Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adeleke Mamora has on Thursday announced that the Federal Government was yet to receive the Russian vaccine for COVID-19 pandemic. MDB reported that Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin had in August…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 156 new cases, 189 recoveries and 3 deaths on Friday, September 4. NCDC in a tweet on its official Twitter handle announced; 156 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-36 FCT-35…

Federal Government has on Friday, September 4 received samples of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine. It would be recalled that Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin had in August announced that it had produced the first batch of its COVID-19…

Russia has announced plans to begin the first mass deliveries of its coronavirus vaccine in September. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko made this known on Monday, August 31 saying; The vaccine will be supplied first and foremost to…