All adults of Mongolia’s capital to get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
All adult residents of Mongolia’s capital, Ulan Bator, will receive the first jab of COVID-19 vaccine before May 8, the date marking the end of […]
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COVID-19 affected routine immunisation in FCT – Director
Dr Ruqayya Wamakko, the Director, Primary Healthcare Unit, FCT Primary Health Care Board (FPHCB) says COVID-19 adversely affected its services, especially routine immunisation in the […]
Brazil’s health authority rejects Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V
Brazil’s National Health Regulation Agency (Anvisa) on Tuesday declared itself against the import of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V. The agency lacks “consistent and […]
COVID-19: Indian govt. waives import duty on antiviral drug
India’s federal government on Wednesday announced that it had waived the import duty on Remdesivir, a broad-spectrum antiviral drug, to provide affordable medical care for […]
China administers over 200m COVID-19 vaccine doses
China has administered more than 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses nationwide, a health official told a news conference on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the pandemic kept spreading […]
Dep. gov. urges Anambra residents to take COVID-19 vaccine
Dep. Gov. Nkem Okeke has advised Anambra residents to be mindful of their health and go for the COVID-19 vaccine to avoid contracting the pandemic.Okeke […]
Turkish citizens above 55 queue up for COVID-19 vaccines
Turkish citizens aged 55 and over flocked the hospitals after Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, announced that the group was allowed to receive their COVID-19 vaccines, […]
Hajj: 3,837 Kaduna intending pilgrims receive COVID-19 vaccine –official
No fewer than 3,837 intending pilgrims for the 2021 Hajj in Kaduna state have received their first COVID-19 vaccinations, according to the State Muslim […]
EU to send 651,000 vaccine doses to Balkans
The European Union said that it is sending 651,000 Coronavirus vaccine doses to Balkan countries that were not part of the bloc. This marks a […]
50% Nigerians are willing to take COVID-19 vaccines- Expert
Prof. Ikemefuna Uzochukwu, the Principal Investigator, Drug Design and Informatics Group, says 50 per cent of Nigerians are willing to take COVID-19 vaccines. Uzochukwu made this known […]
Vaccination most effective to combat COVID-19 – NIDS
The Nigeria Infectious Diseases Society (NIDS) has described vaccination as a most effective way to prevent infectious diseases like COVID-19. The president of NIDS, Prof. Dimie […]
COVID-19 vaccine: UNILORIN management urges staff to get jab
The management of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has commended the Federal Government for providing COVID-19 vaccines to the university community, while urging staff to […]
NAFDAC evolves programmes to support small businesses
Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the Managing Director of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the regulatory body has evolved various […]
Hajj: 2,837 Kaduna intending pilgrims receive COVID-19 vaccine
The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, has vaccinated no fewer than 2,837 intending pilgrims for the 2021 Hajj.The Acting Overseer of the board, Hajiya […]
Kogi begins vaccination against COVID-19
Kogi began vaccination against COVID-19 on Wednesday in Lokoja. First set of recipients of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines were health workers and frontline essential non-health workers. […]