There is a global scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines due to high demand, especially in countries where the vaccines are being produced The Nigerian government is expecting about 29.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, Dr Faisal Shuaib said on Monday. Shuaib, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development … 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
The Lagos State Commissioner For Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has explained the reason behind the closure of COVID-19 vaccination centres across the state. According to a statement by Prof. Abayomi on Wednesday, the closure of the centres was due to the conclusion of the first phase of vaccination in line with the directive of the … 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
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 National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), updating the National Economic Council (NEC) on the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, says the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines had been delivered to 35 states. NPHCDA’s Executive Director, Dr Fiasal Shuaib, gave this indication at a virtual NEC meeting, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the … 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
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would take their vaccine shots a day after the health workers were administered the vaccines. Nigeria will begin the vaccination against COVID-19 on Friday, the Federal Government said two days after it received the first batch of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines. The Executive Director of the National Primary … Read more
The federal government has refuted widespread claims that the COVID-19 vaccine contains microchips and changes the DNA is false. Faisal Shuaib, chief executive officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), dispel the conspiracy theory during an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday, Recall that Nigeria received its first batch of the AstraZeneca … Read more
Nigeria expects its first tranche of COVAX Vaccine shipment in less than 24 hours Ahead of the receipt of the first batch of the COVAX vaccines, the Federal Government is rolling out a special COVID-19 vaccination strategy. Launching the strategy codenamed ‘T.E.A.C.H’ at an event in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie … Read more
Pfizer vaccine require an ultra-cold temperature of -70°C for storage The Federal Government has said that the country can store up to 400,000 doses of the expected COVID-19 vaccine. The Executive Director of the National Primary HEALTH Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib made this known while touring the National Strategic Cold Store in Abuja. … Read more
The Nigeria Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), has said that the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines to be received by Nigeria will be administered at no cost and in four phases, an official has said. This was disclosed on Saturday by the Director, Infectious Disease Control and Immunisation at the Agency, Bassey Okposen. According to … Read more