The Nigerian government had said it plans to vaccinate 109 million people against the COVID-19 virus over a period of two years. So far, 1,175,285 persons have received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria on Monday. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) disclosed this via its verified twitter handle … Read more
Health authorities said only eligible population from 18 years and above will be vaccinated in four phases An additional 9,255 people received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria on Saturday. This brings the total number of vaccinated people in the country to 1,167, 837. “As of today, April 24, 1, 167, … Read more
Nigeria commenced vaccination in early March, having received its first tranche of 3.9 million AstraZeneca vaccines through the Covax programme Health authorities had announced plans to vaccinate 109 million people against COVID-19 over a period of two years. More than 1,100,000 Nigerians have received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, a data released … Read more
Nigeria aims at vaccinating 40 per cent of its population before the end of 2021, and 70 per cent by the end of 2022 in order to achieve herd immunity The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, on Friday, said that only about half of the ‘eligible’ Nigerians … Read more
Several regions have tightened curbs on activities, including Maharashtra, the current epicentre of the epidemic and home to megacity Mumbai, which is set to enter a lockdown at the weekend. More than 700 million people across India faced coronavirus vaccine shortages on Thursday, local media reported, as infection numbers hit yet another daily record. AFP … Read more
The Federal Government (FG) has disclosed the reason behind the directive given to all states administering the COVID-19 vaccine to stop the exercise the moment they used half of the doses allocated to them. The FG explained that the directive became necessary since the country was not sure when next the second batch of the … Read more
The state government took delivery of the first set of 16,900 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday night The Kogi State government has finally commenced the vaccination of residents against COVID-19 in the state. This comes one month after the Nigerian government launched the exercise with the vaccination of four frontline healthcare workers in … Read more
The MHRA reported over the weekend that there had been 30 blood clotting cases, seven fatal, out of the 18 million doses administered in Britain A British trial of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on children has been paused while regulators assess its possible link to blood clots, Oxford University, which helped develop the jab, said … Read more
The Kaduna State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board has begun COVID-19 vaccination for 2021 intending pilgrims from the state. The Acting Overseer of the board, Hajiya Hanatu Zailani, inaugurated the vaccination in Kaduna North Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Zailani told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the vaccination was based on … Read more
Ahmed had, in February, said a supplementary budget will be needed to cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccinations, for which there was no provision in the 2021 finance bill adopted in December The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday, disclosed that the federal government is proposing to spend the sum of … Read more
Nigeria commenced vaccination in early March, having received its first tranche of 3.9 million AstraZeneca vaccines through the Covax programme Health authorities had announced plans to vaccinate 109 million people against COVID-19 over a period of two years. Only eligible population from 18 years and above will be vaccinated More than 500,000 Nigerians have received … Read more
Nigeria commenced vaccination in early March, having received its first tranche of 3.9 million AstraZeneca vaccines through the Covax programme Health authorities had announced plans to vaccinate 109 million people against COVID-19 over a period of two years. Only eligible population from 18 years and above will be vaccinated Less than three weeks after Nigeria … Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, has said 46,369 persons have been vaccinated in the state as of March 19, 2021, with Eti-Osa Local Government Area leads with the highest number of persons vaccinated The local government areas with the highest numbers of people vaccinated were Eti-Osa with 4,770, Ikeja has 4,262, Lagos … Read more
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by HIV which damages a patient’s immune system and interferes with the ability of the body to fight infections and diseases The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) says it is working to ensure that all patients of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) … Read more
Lagos State has been at the epicentre of the COVID-19 scourge since Nigeria recorded its index case in March 2020 Only those who fit into Phase One of the COVID-19 vaccination exercise in Lagos State will be attended to at the approved centres from Monday, the government has said. Such persons include healthcare workers, COVID-19 … Read more
The Kogi State Government have insisted that there are no incidents of COVID-19 infections in the state. Representatives of Kogi State in the National Assembly have said they are not sure whether to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or not. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, was vaccinated on Tuesday and announced a two-week schedule … Read more
First phase of vaccination in Lagos only for essential workers High turnout of non-eligible recipients recorded Smooth transition into other vaccination phases in being work on. Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has reiterated that the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination exercise in the state is strictly for health workers, frontline staff … Read more
Nigeria began administering the first tranche of 3.9m vaccines received through Covax on Friday Frontline health workers, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have since been inoculated The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, and members of the PTF will on Monday in … Read more
Nigeria commenced the vaccination of its citizens against COVID-19, beginning with healthcare workers on Friday Cyprian Ngong, a medical doctor, became the first person to receive a jab of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines The presidency has released a statement saying there has been no side-effects on President Muhammadu Buhari after he was vaccinated Saturday. President Buhari … Read more
The Presidency has again reassured Nigerians on the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine administered on President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday. The president’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, gave the assurance in a statement in Abuja on Saturday evening while reacting to press enquiries. The statement read in part: ”In response … Read more