Tag: COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19 vaccination: UNICEF urges leaders to play key roles
Leaders in strategic positions of life have been charged to take lead roles in the drive to encourage Nigerians to take the COVID-19...
WHO tasks media on increased awareness on COVID-19 vaccine
Mr Friday Igbinovia, Coordinator, World Health Organisation (WHO), Adamawa, on Tuesday urged the media to create more awareness on the importance of COVID-19 vaccines...
Hajj: 2,837 Kaduna intending pilgrims receive COVID-19 vaccine
The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, has vaccinated no fewer than 2,837 intending pilgrims for the 2021 Hajj.
The Acting Overseer of the board,...
Japan launches COVID-19 vaccination for elderly
Japan started to vaccinate its elderly against the coronavirus on Monday amid growing concerns about another wave of new infections.
The country would inoculate about...
COVID-19 vaccines: COVAX delivers 38m doses in 6 continents – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVAX has now delivered more than 38 million doses across six continents, supplied by three manufacturers, AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech...
Less than 2% of world’s COVID-19 vaccines administered in Africa
The WHO AFRO says more efforts are needed to scale up COVID-19 vaccination in the African Region as many African countries have barely moved...
National Sports Festival: Enugu athletes, officials, take COVID-19 vaccine
Boniface Onovo, director, Enugu State Ministry of Youths and Sports says 48 Enugu State athletes and officials for the forthcoming National Sports Festival have...
Frontline health workers to be vaccinated on Friday, Buhari on Saturday
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said some frontline health workers will on Friday March 5, receive the COVID-19 vaccine in...
Rwanda earmarks $51m to buy COVID-19 vaccines
Rwanda has budgeted 50 billion Rwandan francs (about $51.2 million) to buy COVID-19 vaccines for over 7.8 million people by 2022, Health Minister, Daniel...
Governors to meet Thursday 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...
