Coronavirus vaccine
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Foreign
Covid: Rich states ‘block’ vaccine plans for developing nations
Wealthy countries – including the UK – are blocking proposals to help developing nations increase their covid vaccine manufacturing capabilities,…
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News
Nigeria begins COVID-19 vaccination drive
Nigeria on Friday started its COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Cyprian Ngong, a senior registrar at the National Hospital, became the country’s…
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Foreign
Donald and Melania Trump quietly got Covid vaccines last month, reports say
Donald and Melania Trump received the coronavirus vaccine before leaving the White House, according to multiple news reports on Monday. Citing unnamed…
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Health
Nigeria expects 4m doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine Tuesday
…as number of infections dropped for Saturday Nigeria is expected to receive four million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines on…
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News
What are the side effects of the COVID vaccines?
I have been vaccinating my patients against COVID for the best part of three months now. Some have questions about…
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Health
Nigeria approves AstraZeneca as virus tally tops 150,000
Nigeria on Thursday cleared the Oxford’s AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use as the country’s COVID-19 caseload crossed 150,000. A total…
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Foreign
Covid: No evidence vaccinations harm fertility
Claims on social media that the Covid vaccine could affect female fertility are unfounded, experts have said. Posts have incorrectly…
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Africa
African Union ‘promises vaccine in next three weeks’
Sixteen African countries have shown interest in securing Covid-19 vaccines under an African Union (AU) initiative and the aim is…
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Health
Israel set to exit Coronavirus crisis, envoy says
Israel is set to become one of the first nations to exit coronavirus crisis, its embassy in Nigeria has said.…
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News
Nigeria warns of reported fake COVID-19 vaccines
Nigerian health officials warned its public Friday about using fake coronavirus vaccines because it could cause sickness similar to illness…