Tag: COVID-19 vaccine
Easter: Pope calls for COVID-19 vaccines for poor
Pope Francis urged Catholics to remain hopeful in his Easter Sunday address, calling vaccines an “essential tool” in ending the pandemic...
7 dead after receiving AstraZeneca vaccine in UK
The UK medical regulator said Saturday that out of 30 people who suffered rare blood clots after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine,...
COVID-19: German president Steinmeier receives AstraZeneca Jab
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday received the first dose of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, just two days after authorities recommended use...
Europe vaccine rollout ‘unacceptably slow’, says WHO
The World Health Organization on Thursday slammed Europe’s vaccine rollout as “unacceptably slow” and said it was prolonging the pandemic as...
COVID-19 Vaccine: Over 600,000 jabs administered in Nigeria, NPHCDA says
A total of 638,291 eligible people have taken their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria, the National Primary...
Kogi finally accepts to administer COVID-19 vaccine
The Kogi State government has expressed readiness to start administering the COVID-19 vaccine to residents.
Earlier, Governor Yahaya...
122,410 people have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs so far ―NPHCDA
Not less than 122,410 people have received the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine jabs across the country, the National Primary Health Care Development...
Boris Johnson receives first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday received the first dose of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine, at the London hospital where he fought for his...
Somalia receives 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Somalia has received its first shipment of 300,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, destined for frontline workers and those most at...
COVID-19: AstraZeneca vaccine is safe, NMA says
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), says the vaccine procured by Nigeria from AstraZeneca company is safe, advising people to get vaccinated...