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WHO: 130 Countries, 2.5 billion People Yet To Be vaccinated
The World Health Organisation has disclosed that about 130 countries, with 2.5 billion people, are yet to administer a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine. This disclosure was made by the WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus at a regular press briefing on COVID-19, in Geneva. “Around 130 countries, with 2.5 billion people, are yet to administer…
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AstraZeneca to Cut COVID-19 vaccine delivery to EU by 60%
With the European Union’s deal to purchase 300m doses due by 29 January still pending, AstraZeneca has decided to cut deliveries of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union by 60%. AstraZeneca was expected to deliver around 80 million doses to the 27 EU countries by the end of March, an EU official told…
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Covid-19: WHO To Initiate Plan For Global Vaccine Rollout
WHO plans to approve several COVID-19 vaccines from western and Chinese manufacturers in the coming weeks and months, be rolled out globally so that poorer countries can start their inoculation as disclosed in a document published on Wednesday January 20. The health organization aims for rapid vaccine releases in poorer countries. COVAX, a global scheme co-led by…
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Senior Doctors Call For A Reduction In The Gap Between Vaccine Doses
Senior doctors in the UK have called for the reduction in the gap between the first and second doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to allow for a high number of people to be vaccinated. UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recently opted to delay a second Pfizer dose for up to 12…
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Nigeria To Heavily Fund Home-Made Vaccine Production
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the release of N10 billion to support local production of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Minister for Health, Osagie Ehanire, revealed this at the media briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, which held on Monday in Abuja. The minister further disclosed that the country was making…
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Pfizer-BioNTech Claim Vaccines Are Effective Against UK COVID-19 Variant
A recently published research paper by Pfizer and partner BioNTech is claiming its coronavirus vaccine is likely to be highly effective against the UK COVID-19 variant. The variant also known as B.1.1.7, has caused alarm among experts because of its increased ability to spread and supercharge virus outbreaks. Pfizer research paper which has not been subjected to…
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India Vaccinates Over 380,000 People In 3 Days
According to India’s Health Ministry, the country has successfully vaccinated over 381,305 people since nationwide vaccination began on Saturday. India recently gave emergency approval to vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and a local pharmaceutical company, Bharat Biotech as daily cases hit 12,584. On Monday alone, 148,266 people received injections. Health Ministry officials also revealed 580 cases…
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Spain Imposes New Travel Ban On UK Tourists Till After Summer
Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has ordered a new travel ban that restricts British tourists from holidaying in Spain until the end of summer, when the majority of the population has been vaccinated. This ban comes as the Spanish Health Ministry reported 41,576 new coronavirus cases, the highest number registered in a 24-hour period since…
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Nigeria To Receive Covid-19 Vaccines By February
The Nigerian Governor’s Forum in a communique on Thursday with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chair of the Board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GOVI) revealed the country would receive its first batch of Covid-19 vaccines by February. Chairman of the forum, Kayode Fayemi, revealed that there is an arrangement for the World Health…
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Canada Slows Vaccination Over Delayed Delivery From Pfizer
Federal officials have revealed that only half of Canada’s promised COVID-19 vaccine doses by Pfizer-BioNTech will arrive in the next month as a result of production issues in Belgium. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, has expressed concerns over the delay saying the province’s strategy for the two-dose regime depends on steady shipments even though the Prime…