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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…
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3.9M COVAX: Abuja, Adamawa, C’River Receive Doses
Three more states in Nigeria have received their doses of the 3.94 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government. The three states received a total sum of 329,920 doses of the vaccine. The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with over 19,400 cases received 219,800 doses. While Adamawa and Cross River with over…
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Sales of Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Expand to Six Countries
Following a research by Kaspersky researchers, unverified COVID-19 vaccines including three major COVID-19 vaccines, Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca and Moderna, are beginning to make sales on darknet between $250 and $1,200 with crypto currency. According to the researchers, advertisements by sellers for these vaccines were found in 15 different marketplaces examined on the darknet with majority of…
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COVAX in Africa: Three W’African countries secure AstraZeneca vaccines
As part of the effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing cases to the barest minimum, African countries, just like others, have begun to receive supplies of COVAX jabs into their country. There were speculations on the difficulty of African countries to secure doses after announcements of a vaccine came into limelight. According to an…
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Why Pregnant Women Should Avoid Covid-19 Vaccines
Health experts have asked that pregnant women avoid Covid-19 vaccines as it has not been recommended for use. In a recent post on the World Health Organization’s official website, experts said they do not recommend the use of the vaccine in pregnant women unless they are at high risk of being exposed to the virus.…
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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 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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WHO Calls For Equitable Access To Covid-19 Vaccines
Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization has expressed concern over the unequal distribution of vaccines, especially to health workers and the elderly in low-income countries. According to Ghebreyesus, more than 39 million doses of vaccines have been administered in at least 49 higher-income countries, whereas, only 25 doses have been distributed in…
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Study Suggests Pfizer Vaccine Shots May Effectively Combat New Virus Mutation
A newly published study suggests that Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine may be effective against a mutation found in two highly contagious variants of the coronavirus in the UK and South Africa. The preliminary study, which was published by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch on Thursday focuses on whether the…