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States yet to meet conditions won’t get COVID-19 vaccines – NPHCDA
…Says Buhari, Osinbajo’ll be vaccinated tomorrow National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, said, yesterday, that states yet to meet the criteria for COVID-19 vaccines would not get a share
Coronavirus: Leading South African journalist dies from epidemic
Condolences are pouring in following the death of veteran South African journalist, Karima Brown, who succumbed to a coronavirus (COVID-19)-related illness on Thursday in Cape Town. Brown held various senior
Governors meet on COVID-19 vaccines, distribution
The governors of the 36 states in Nigeria, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), will on Thursday meet over the COVID-19 vaccines and distribution in the country.
Nigeria Governors Meet Thursday Over Distribution of Covid Vaccines
The governors of Nigeria’s 36 states of the federation will on Thursday meet to discuss modalities for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines that arrived from India on Tuesday. The
US launches COVID-19 messages of Hope intervention in Nigeria
US Consul General, Claire Pierangelo, on Wednesday launched the COVID-19 messages of Hope intervention project in Nigeria in a bid to stop the spread of the disease. Pierangelo launched the
IOC Aims to Vaccinate as Many Tokyo Olympic Participants as Possible
A five-party meeting was held on Wednesday for the Tokyo 2020 games where the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said initiatives have been made to vaccinate as many people
Kenya Receives One Million Vaccine Doses Via COVAX Initiative
Kenya has received just over one million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine in the first batch from the global COVAX initiative that was created to ensure that low- and middle-income
Vaccines Are Optional, No Nigerian Will Be Mandated to Take One, Says Deputy Health Minister Mamora
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Reps raise alarm over second wave of Ebola
By Tordue Salem, Abuja The House of Representatives has warned of a second outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the country, urging the country’s health officials to embrace preventive
Quality Assurance Key in Successful Covid-19 Vaccination, Former Disease Control Boss Prof. Nasidi Says
The pioneer Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Abdulsalam Nasidi has called for quality assurance in ensuring mistakes are averted when Nigerians begin to get inoculated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines. On Tuesday, Nigeria received
