The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), which facilitated the procurement of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ vaccine, says the vaccine costs Nigeria $7.50 as...
Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, says 12,000 residents have so far received the second round of COVID-19 vaccine since the...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 17,382 persons have so far received the second dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine as...
Germany Health Minister, Jens Spahn, said on Tuesday that Germany would receive another 50 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine during the summer. Spahn...
The Lagos State government on Saturday kick-started the administration of the second dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination programme. This was revealed in a statement by State...
231 National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members have been administered with AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine at the Mbaukwu/Umuawulu, Permanent Orientation Camp in Anambra. Mr. Kehinde Aremu, Coordinator...
India’s Federal Health Ministry says it will postpone COVID-19 vaccination by three months in four specific situations including patients recovering from the COVID-19 infection, officials...
Iconic filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, has taken to his verified Instagram account to announce that he has taken the COVID-19 jab. The moviemaker posted pictures that showed...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday approved the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in Nigeria. The Director-General of...
South Korea said, on Monday, it will not use AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine on people aged 65 and older, reversing an earlier decision. That also scaled back...
Zimbabwe on Monday received its first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, donated to the southern African nation by China. Zimbabwean Vice President and Health Minister, Constantino...
commits to purchase 5million vaccines through BUA/CACOVID/AFREXIM Partnership to be distributed to Nigerians at no cost. BUA, one of Africa’s largest conglomerates, has paid for 1...
Chinese authorities, on Monday, detained 80 people on suspicion of producing counterfeit coronavirus vaccines. It was reported that the detained are alleged to have been bottling...
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said “vaccine equity” was the fastest way to reopen the global economy and start a sustainable recovery,. Guterres stated...
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has declared that no vaccine would be brought to Nigeria unless certified safe and effective. The Executive Secretary...