AstraZeneca vaccine booster works against Omicron, Oxford lab study finds
Dec. 23, 2021 A three-dose course of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the rapidly-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, the pharmaceutical company said on Thursday, citing data from an Oxford University…
AstraZeneca, Oxford aim to produce Omicron-targeted vaccine
Dec. 22, 2021 AstraZeneca Plc. said on Tuesday it is working with Oxford University to produce a vaccine for the Omicron coronavirus variant, joining other vaccine-makers who are looking to…
Moderna says booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears protective vs Omicron
Dec. 20, 2021 Moderna Inc said on Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be protective against the fast-spreading Omicron variant in laboratory testing and that…
Up to 1 million COVID vaccines expired in Nigeria last month
Dec. 8, 2021 Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters, one of the biggest single…
Officials offer vaccine reassurance as WHO advises against travel bans
Dec. 1, 2021 The World Health Organization warned countries on Tuesday not to impose blanket travel bans over the new Omicron coronavirus variant as governments and scientists try to determine…
Moderna offers COVID-19 shot at $7 to African Union – Africa CDC
Nov 12, 2021 Moderna Inc has offered to sell its COVID-19 vaccines to the African Union at $7 a shot, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control John Nkengasong…
COVID-19: LASG LAUNCHES ‘COUNT ME IN’ AMBTIOUS MASS VACCINATION PROGRAMME, TARGETS 4 MILLION LAGOSIANS BEFORE YEAR END
Oct. 28, 2021 Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has launched a mass vaccination campaign as part of the strategies to stave off re-emergence of the viral infection. The objective of the exercise…
African Union to buy up to 110 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines – Officials
Oct 26, 2021 The African Union (AU) intends to buy up to 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc in an arrangement brokered in part by the White…
Population immunity behind Nigerian vaccine mandate for civil servants
 The quest for population immunity is the underlying reason for the vaccine mandate Nigeria rolled out on 13 October for federal civil servants to increase the number of persons immunised…
Moderna plans to invest $500m for vaccine plant in AfricaÂ
Oct 8, 2021 Moderna plans to invest up to $500 million to build a factory in Africa to make up to 500 million doses of mRNA vaccines each year, including…