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Nigeria has two local COVID-19 vaccines ready for clinical trials –...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, says that Nigeria has produced at least two COVID-19 candidate vaccines.
He further stated that the candidate vaccines...
Ensure your Astrazeneca vaccine has original labels, NAFDAC warns Nigerians
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has admonished Nigerians to ensure that the AstraZeneca vaccine being administered on them had...
Denmark, eight other countries temporarily suspend AstraZeneca vaccine
Nine countries on Thursday announced a temporary halt to the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine amid reports of side effects.
Washington Post reported that Italy,...
Nigeria’s COVID-19 deaths exceed 2,000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed on Thursday that the COVID-19 death toll has hit 2,000 after eight more patients died from the...
Lagos begins vaccination of doctors in LASUTH, FMC, Yaba isolation centre...
The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the State has commenced its COVID-19 vaccine inoculation of frontline health workers in three major...
Resident doctors call off planned strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has suspended its purported plan to embark on strike over unresolved issues with the Federal Government.
The association had...
Sanwo-Olu receives first COVID-19 vaccine dose
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has on Friday been inoculated with the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 COVAX vaccine.
Sanwo-Olu was given the AstraZeneca...
WHO berates countries prioritising younger people ahead of health workers, old...
The World Health Organisation has expressed concerns over countries prioritising vaccination for younger adults ahead of health workers, old people and other vulnerable groups.
The...
Kano closes three nursing schools, two other health institutions
The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has closed three schools of nursing and midwifery and two other health-training institutions
The directive was contained in...
FG to equip public hospitals with isolation centre – Minister
The Federal Government has revealed plans to equip every secondary and tertiary hospital in the country with an isolation centre and a 10-bed intensive...
