COVAX

Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says that the surge in COVID-19 cases has affected the global supply of coronavirus vaccines, warning that, by the end of June, a shortfall of 190 million doses…

The COVAX global vaccine equity programme said on Monday that it has struck a deal to buy 500 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines. The doses, to come on stream from October at the earliest, will broaden out the portfolio of…

The Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital, Ojo, Lagos, says it has not recorded any adverse effect from people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine in its facility. Head of Public Health Department at the NNRH, Dr. Munirat Afolayan,…

Vulnerables to Coronavirus may revert to their normal lifestyle following the confirmation that Nigeria will get the first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines on Tuesday Marxh 2. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha who…

The private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has clarified that only the Federal Government, through the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) can obtain COVID-19 vaccine for Nigeria in the ongoing fight…

As Nigerians eagerly await its first tranche of Covid-19 vaccines, Industrial goods giant BUA Cement Plc and the Coalition Against COVID-19, CACOVID are currently at loggerhead over the purchase of vaccines. A dispute had erupted between…

Companies producing Covid-19 vaccines “must deliver”, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday as tensions mounted between her European Commission and pharmaceutical firms over delayed deliveries. “Europe invested billions to help…

Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said Nigeria recorded four cases of COVID-19, B117 variant strain, first reported in the UK. The PTF chairman made the…

Pfizer on Friday committed to supply up to 40 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine this year to a World Health Organization-backed effort to get affordable shots to poor and middle-income countries. The deal is a boost to the global…

Canada, which has placed orders and options on more than 400 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, will share any excess doses with other countries once its population is inoculated, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Canada,…