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Akpabio canvasses UN support for Africa on Malaria vaccines production
Minister, Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has appealed to the United Nations (UN) to consider giving needed and necessary support in the production...
COVID-19 vaccine: Nigeria to receive additional 3.9m doses by August
The federal government says Nigeria is scheduled to receive 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by August. Speaking at a press briefing...
COVID-19:Oyo State receives 127, 740 doses of vaccines
The Oyo State government has received 127, 740 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA), Abuja. The Chief...
Ogun becomes first state to take delivery of COVID vaccines
The Ogun state government has taken delivery of doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Dapo Abiodun, governor of the state, confirmed the delivery of the...
Hoarding of vaccines will be catastrophic to the world, WHOto
The hoarding of COVID-19 vaccines by rich countries is not only unethical but will also prolong the pandemic, UN health chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus, warned on...
COVID19: Japan budgets $6.4b for free vaccines for residents
Japan has enacted a law to cover the cost of vaccination against COVID-19 for residents in the 2021 budget. This decision is coming amid rising hopes for the...
COVID-19: WB prepares $12b to procure vaccines for poor states – Reports
The World Bank has announced a 12 billion dollars allocation for an initiative to cover payments for coronavirus vaccines for low-income countries, the Guardian...
