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Cameroon Begins Vaccination With Sinopharm Doses
The vaccination campaign has begun in Cameroon on Monday, all thanks to the donation of 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine by China. The jabs arrived in the country’s capital Yaoundé last Sunday. “The government encourages the population, especially priority targets to be vaccinated when the time comes,” wrote Health Minister Malachie Manaouda in a…
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COVID-19: Only 2% Global Vaccination Done In Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) said only two percent of global vaccination against COVID-19 has been done in Africa. The agency noted that Africa had less than two percent of 690 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered globally. Of the 31.6 million vaccines delivered to the continent, only 13 million had been administered. While through the…
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14 States Cross 50% Vaccination Exercises
No fewer than 14 states in Nigeria have currently exceeded the 50 percent benchmark. This is coming after the directive by the Federal Government that states should only utilise half of the doses of the COVID-19 vaccines allocated to them. It explained that the reason for the directive was to ensure that those who…
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COVAX: Over 122,000 People Vaccinated In Nigeria
The Federal Government has said that no fewer than 122,410 people have received the AstraZeneca vaccine. While giving updates on the ongoing vaccination across the country, the Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, said, “At this stage, it is important to update Nigerians with the number of vaccinations.…
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Lagos Vaccinate Over 12,000 Residents In Two Days
Lagos State has vaccinated a total of 12,720 people in two days of the commencement of its vaccination exercise. The state, which had flagged off its vaccination exercise, disclosed that 268 persons were vaccinated on March 12 and 4,954 received the shot on March 15 and the cumulative total rose to 12,720 on March 17.…
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NPHCDA: Over 50% Nigerians Will Take Covid-19 Vaccine
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has disclosed that over 50 percent of Nigerians have admitted that they will take the Covid-19 vaccines. The agency compared the result to it’s earlier studies which showed that up to 75 percent of Nigerians said they will not take it. NPHCDA CEO, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, said this…
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3.9M COVAX: 5 States Received 29% Of AstraZeneca Vaccine
Out of the 36 states, five states received a larger share of the 3.92 million Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine secured by the Nigerian government. Since commencement of the distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Nigeria, Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Kaduna and Plateau has received a total of 1.14million doses. This, according to calculations, is about 29 percent of…
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3.9M COVAX: 6 States Receive Over 599,000 Doses Of Vaccine
A total of six states in Nigeria had gotten over 599,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. These states include Jigawa, Niger, Osun, Plateau, Kano, Bauchi received a total of 592,520 doses. Jigawa State received 68,000 doses; Niger State got 74,110 doses and 64,240 doses were delivered to Osun State. Also, Plateau State received 105,600…
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COVAX: Nasarawa, Benue Receive 3.9 Million Doses Of Vaccine
The distribution of 3.94 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has been received by the Nasarawa and Benue state. The state received a total of 111,000 doses – with Nasarawa receiving 61,000 while Benue got 50,000 doses. On the COVID-19 dashboard, Nasarawa has over 2,200 cases while Benue has about 1188 cases. Distribution in…
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3.9M COVAX: Vaccine Distribution Reach More States In SouthWest
More states in Nigeria are beginning to receive their own share of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Nigeria had earlier received 3.94 million doses of the vaccine from COVAX facility, an initiative co-led by the Vaccine Alliance, GAVI and the World Health Organisation. The distribution which started in Ogun state receiving its first batch of the…