Nigeria records 14,550 mild to moderate adverse reactions to vaccines, expects additional doses August – NPHCDA
July 14, 2021 Nigeria has recorded 14,550 of mild to moderate adverse reactions to the vaccines but no fatalities linked to the shots, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency…
COVID-19 Delta variant now present in 104 countries – WHO
July 13, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 Delta variant was ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in cases…
African Union wants Covishield approved for EU COVID-19 certificate
June 29, 2021 The African Union has criticised an EU decision not to include Covishield, a version of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine used by the global COVAX facility, on a list…
Setting up COVID-19 vaccines hub in South Africa a historic step to spread lifesaving technology – WHO
June 22, 2021 The WHO is setting up a hub in South Africa to give companies from poor and middle-income countries the know-how and licenses to produce COVID-19 vaccines, in…
G7 vaccine pledge is just a drop in the ocean – campaigners
June 11, 2021 A Group of Seven plan to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries lacks ambition, is far too slow and shows Western leaders are not…
J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Halted At Plant That Ruined Doses
April 20, 2021 The US Food and Drug Administration requested that production of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine be halted at a factory that previously reportedly ruined about 15…
J&J To Deliver Up To 400 Million COVID-19 Vaccines To Africa
Up to 400 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine will be made available to African countries, the US pharmaceutical giant said Monday. The availability of the single-shot vaccine…
Catholics free to take Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – Vatican, Catholic Bishops
The Vatican has clarified that Catholics can take the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine even if it was the only vaccine available. Some Catholics have expressed reservations about the Johnson…
COVID-19: Johnson & Johnson’s Single Shot Vaccine Highly Effective – US Regulator
The single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine is highly effective in preventing severe Covid-19, including newer variants, according to documents released by the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. The…
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective in fighting COVID-19
Scientists gave Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine the green light on Tuesday saying it was almost 92% effective in fighting COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed late-stage trial results published in The Lancet…