“I Didn’t Feel Any Side Effects After Taking The Shot” – Gov. Following the controversies and unsubstantiated information about the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from some quarters, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday reassured Lagosians that the vaccine is safe. The Governor stated that he did not feel any side effects as claimed by … Read more
The two countries join a growing list of those who have lost confidence in the vaccine But countries like the UK, Nigeria, among others have stood by the vaccine, assuring citizens of its safety Ireland and the Netherlands on Sunday became the latest countries to suspend their rollouts of AstraZeneca jabs over concerns about post-jab … Read more
Adesina’s admonition follows the delivery of tranches of vaccines to countries across the world, including those within the African continent President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina on Sunday called on global leaders to share surplus COVID-19 vaccines among nations. In a Twitter thread on his official twitter handle, the former Minister of … Read more
Countries like Germany, France, the UK, the Netherlands, Mexico and Nigeria have stood by the vaccine and assured citizens of its safety The global rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has encountered another hurdle as a handful of countries paused their use of the shot following reports it could be connected to blood clots, despite … Read more
The World Health Organization on Friday approved Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, after already authorising the jabs made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca. “Every new, safe and effective tool against Covid-19 is another step closer to controlling the pandemic,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. The news comes after the single-dose jab won … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, received his first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine. Sanwo-Olu, who was vaccinated at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Yaba, enjoined the residents of the state to stop spreading fake information about the vaccination. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, received his first jab of … Read more
The health agency insisted that Nigeria did not receive any dose from the batch of vaccines in under scrutiny Frontline health workers, the President, his vice, state governors and other principal government officials have since been inoculated since the arrival of the vaccine The Nigerian authorities have assured residents that there is no cause for … Read more
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has revealed reasons why he has not received doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Sanwo-Olu made the disclosure barely 48 hours after the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Lagos, which is the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has revealed reasons why he has not received … Read more
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday publicly took his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine with an appeal to the people of the state to still observe all the safety guidelines against the virus. The Governor was vaccinated by the Kaduna State Commissioner of Health, Amina Baloni. Among the top government officials that took the … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, said the state government may on Thursday, March 11 commence administering AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. Sanwo-Olu stated that the Federal Government had given Lagos State 507,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, adding that plans were in place to begin administering them. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, … Read more
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has taken a jab of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The governor made this known via his official Twitter handle on Tuesday. “I just had my dose of the Astra-Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The doses were delivered today in Abeokuta. “It is first service to self then people, when we take the vaccine … Read more
The Lagos State Government has announced that the state has taken delivery of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. This was disclosed by the Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State Governor, Gboyega Akosile, via his Twitter handle on Tuesday morning. “Arrival of #COVID19 vaccines. We’re making progress. The world will see the end of the pandemic. Good morning … Read more
This is coming barely two months after South Africa rejected about 1.5 million doses of the same vaccine Another country has suspended the use of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine adding to a growing concern about the vaccine Nigeria received 3.9m million doses of last Tuesday. Authorities in Austria on Tuesday said vaccination with the Oxford vaccines … Read more
The Ogun state government on Monday aannounced that it had taken delivery of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The state governor, Dapo Abiodun, who confirmed the delivery, said 100,000 doses of the vaccine were received. He announced the development on his official twitter page. The development means that Ogun is the first state in Nigeria to … Read more
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, has on Monday taken the COVID-19 vaccine. Shortly after Mustapha was vaccinated, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, took his turn. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the chairman … Read more
The federal government has described as untrue reports that it has budgeted ₦10 billion for transportation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. PUNCH had, in a report on Saturday, claimed that the federal government had budgeted N10.6 billion for the transportation of COVID-19 vaccines to the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital territory. … Read more
The Federal Government (FG) says it has budgeted N10.6 billion for the transportation of COVID-19 vaccines across the country. This was made known via a document titled ‘Estimated Budget for States Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines (end-to-end). The Federal Government (FG) says it has budgeted N10.6 billion for the transportation of COVID-19 vaccines across the country. … Read more
The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines arrived Nigeria on March 2 – a year after the country recorded its index case of the deadly virus Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has warned against enmeshing politics with the administration of the COVID-19 vaccines which arrived in the country on Tuesday. The lawmaker stated this on … Read more
Nigeria has on Friday commenced its COVID-19 vaccination in the country. Dr. Cyprian Nyong, a medical doctor of the National Hospital, Abuja, is expected to receive a jab of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Nigeria has on Friday commenced its COVID-19 vaccination in the country. Dr. Cyprian Nyong, a medical doctor of the National Hospital, Abuja, is expected … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, will on Saturday receive shots ofCOVID-19 vaccines. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, made the disclosure at a State House briefing in Abuja on Thursday. President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, will on Saturday receive shots of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines. The … Read more