COVID-19 vaccine scheme for poorest has $2.6 billion left to spend as pandemic recedes
June 27, 2023 Several billions of dollars left in a scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest could be diverted to prepare for other pandemics or to support…
Indonesia in talks with African countries to export its homemade COVID shot
October 7, 2022 Indonesia is in talks with several African countries, including Nigeria, to export and donate its home-made COVID-19 vaccine, its developer said on Friday after becoming the first…
No short shelf doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria – FG
August 19, 2022 The Federal Government says that there are no short shelf doses of COVID-19 vaccine donations in the country. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency,…
COVID-19 vaccine trains immune system to create antibodies -NPHCDAÂ
July 6, 2022 The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, says the COVID-19 vaccine trains the immune system to create antibodies. Shuaib…
COVID-19: COVAX says has access to enough vaccines to protect 70%population in 91 lower income countries
May 21, 2022 …Calls for urgent action to close vaccine equity gap COVAX has access to enough COVID-19 vaccines to help protect 70% of the population in 91 lower income…
Poorer nations shun AstraZeneca COVID vaccine – Document
April 14, 2022 Countries declined to receive nearly 35 million AstraZeneca doses, opting to replace them with vaccines manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Moderna, the document says….
COVAX, African Union decline to buy more doses of Moderna’s COVID shots
April 6, 2022 COVAX, the global project to share COVID-19 vaccines, and the African Union have declined options to buy additional doses of Moderna’s shot, as developing nations struggle to…
European Union funding boosts COVID-19 vaccination in Africa
March 30, 2022 A contribution of €16 million from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) will help the World Health Organization (WHO) boost…
WTO chief welcomes COVID shot patent plan, drugmakers balk
March 17, 2022 The World Trade Organization (WTO) praised a provisional deal to waive patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines after more than a year of deadlock, though drugmakers said the…
COVAX vaccine supply outstrips demand for the first time
Feb. 23, 2022 The global project to share Covid-19 vaccines is struggling to place more than 300 million doses in the latest sign the problem with vaccinating the world is…