Tag: COVID-19 vaccine
Nigeria begins COVID-19 vaccination
Nigeria has commenced its COVID-19 vaccination as a medical doctor, Dr Cyprian Ngong, of the National Hospital, Abuja, received a jab...
COVID-19: Nigeria to get three types of vaccines, says PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says it is expecting three types of vaccines to cater to the needs of...
Ghanaian president assures people of COVID-19 vaccine safety
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo assured Ghanaians of the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine to be used for his country’s mass vaccination...
COVID-19: China to aid 19 more African countries with vaccines
China has provided COVID-19 vaccine aid to Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe and will aid 19 more African countries as part of...
Russia donates 300m Sputnik V vaccine doses to Africa
Russia has made available 300 million doses of its Sputnik V vaccine to African countries, the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)...
South Africa begins vaccination of healthcare workers
South Africa’s healthcare workers on Wednesday began to receive vaccination against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Khayelitsha Hospital in Cape Town.
Zimbabwe receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines
Zimbabwe has received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced.
The President, on Monday, shared...
WHO reiterates commitment to ensure Nigeria gets COVID-19 vaccines in February
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reiterated its commitment toward ensuring that Nigeria gets the vaccines against Coronavirus in February.
COVID-19: Drones to deliver vaccines in Kaduna
The Kaduna State government and Zipline, an American firm, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the world’s first medical drone...
COVID-19: Nigeria to procure 140m vaccines in two years, says Fayemi
Nigeria is expected to procure a total of 140 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine within the next two years.
