WHO said the recipients were selected based on their capacity to handle the ultra-cold chain needs of the vaccine, among other criteria. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has explained why Nigeria was not included among the countries to receive the Pfizer vaccine in Africa. Regional Director of the WHO, Matshidiso Moeti, had said only four … Read more
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WHO, COVID-19 vaccines The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 42 countries already rolling out the various COVID-19 vaccines which have been cleared for use, 36 are in high income nations. WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, made this known during COVID-19 news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva. In series of tweets posted … Read more
Mexico will begin Covid-19 immunizations on Thursday, a day after the country receives its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, Undersecretary of Health Hugo Lopez-Gatell said. “Tomorrow (Wednesday) the first consignment of the Pfizer vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 arrives,” he said Tuesday on Twitter. “There will be a press opportunity and then the vaccine will be safeguarded … Read more
Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government needs N400 billion for COVID-19 vaccines. He discloses this while briefing the Senate leadership in Abuja on Tuesday, stating that the federal government is ready for a COVID-19 vaccine that will save lives. Ehanire said the N400 billion would be required to vaccinate 70 … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday, said that persuading people on the merits of a COVID-19 vaccine would go a long way rather than trying to make it mandatory. AFP reports that the global health body said it would be down to individual countries as to how they want to conduct their vaccination campaigns … Read more
COVID-19 Vaccines, World Bank The World Bank has approved $12 billion to help developing countries to buy COVID-19 vaccines. The organisation announced this in a statement on Wednesday. Read Also: Rape: Court Sentences Man To Life Imprisonment “The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved an envelope of 12 billion dollars for developing countries … Read more