Health workers account for 1.4m doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Nigeria – NPHCDA
Nov. 9, 2022 The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine has been administered to health workers since the launch of the vaccination…
Moderna signs new deal on variant-adapted COVID-19 shots for world’s poorest
October 17, 2022 Moderna Inc has agreed to provide its new variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccine to the global scheme aiming to deliver shots to the world’s poorest people. The biotech company…
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…
Canada to end all COVID travel restrictions from October 1
September 26, 2022 Canada will drop all COVID-19 restrictions for travellers from October 1, including vaccination and masking requirements for flights and trains, the government has said. The move, announced…
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…
Moderna Testing Potential Monkeypox Vaccines
May 25, 2022 Moderna Inc is testing potential vaccines against monkeypox in pre-clinical trials as the disease spreads in the United States and Europe. The World Health Organization, WHO, said…
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…
South African studies suggest Omicron has higher ‘asymptomatic carriage’
Jan. 11, 2022 Preliminary findings from two South African clinical trials suggest the Omicron coronavirus variant has a much higher rate of “asymptomatic carriage” than earlier variants, which could explain…
LASG says Moderna vaccine scarcity temporary, appeals for calm
Dec. 23, 2021 The Lagos State Government has appealed to Lagosians for understanding over the non-availability of Moderna vaccine at all vaccination centres in the state. The Commissioner for Health,…