Coronavirus Updates
India’s vaccine drive crumbles as daily virus cases near 400,000
India registered 386,452 new coronavirus cases on Friday, yet another global record for infections in a single day, even as the country’s new round of vaccinations appeared uncertain, with many
COVID-19: NAFDAC approves Pfizer vaccine for use in Nigeria
By Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday approved the use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. This is coming a few
Malaysia list teachers for COVID vaccine priority list
Malaysia says it will vaccinate teachers as part of its second phase of COVID jabs, which started earlier for the elderly and those deemed high risk due to other medical
German man in hospital after accidentally receiving vaccine 5 times
A man on Friday was recovering in a German hospital after accidentally receiving five times the standard dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Health authorities in the eastern German city of
Medical supplies arrive in India as coronavirus cases hit new records
India hit record numbers of Covid-19 infections worldwide for the sixth day running on Tuesday as the country and its overstretched health systems started receiving vital medical supplies to deal
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 reliable data,” it said in
AstraZeneca denies breaching EU vaccine contract
British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca denies having breached its contract to supply the European Union with 300 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine. “AstraZeneca has fully complied with the Advance Purchase
WHO reserves judgement on Indian coronavirus variant
The World Health Organization has warned against jumping to conclusions about a new coronavirus variant discovered in India, saying it had not yet classified it as worrying. A WHO spokeswoman
EU Commission takes AstraZeneca to court for vaccine contract breach
The European Commission has started legal action against British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca due to breaches of its COVID-19 vaccine supply contract. The EU executive branch began the process on Friday because
AstraZeneca Vaccine: 31-year-old woman in critical condition in Nasarawa
***begs for financial assistance By David Odama – Lafia A 31-year-old woman, Goselle Manya, is now lying critically ill in a hospital after receiving the Astrazeneca vaccine for the prevention
