COVID-19: Misinformation fuelling vaccine hesitancy around the world- UN chief warns
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has drawn attention to what he called “vaccine hesitancy”, which he blamed on misinformation, warning of the rise in the mistrust of vaccines. The…
WHO urges rich nations to join vaccine scheme by Friday deadline
Countries should join the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVAX vaccine facility by a Friday deadline to help ensure that immunizations are fairly and efficiently distributed, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom…
WHO says $700 million raised so far for COVID-19 vaccines initiative for poor nations
International donors have raised $700 million – less than half the target – to purchase future coronavirus vaccines for poor countries in a global initiative to ensure eventual vaccines do…
COVID-19 PANDEMIC: VACCINE DISTRIBUTION SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, NOT ON THE BASIS OF HIGHEST BIDDER – OSINBAJO
In order to effectively contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease across the globe, the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine should be done in an equitable and affordable manner rather…
Coronavirus: Africa CDC urges all nations to join WHO’s COVAX vaccine initiative
All nations should join hands in a global effort to procure and distribute potential vaccines against the coronavirus across the globe, the head of Africa’s diseases control body said on…
Nigeria working with WHO to secure allocation, access of COVID-19 vaccines – Minister
Nigeria is working with the World Health Organisation to finalise enrollment with ACT Accelerator, a global mechanism tracking and sponsoring research organisations working on COVID-19 vaccine development. Minister of Health…