Health

Nigeria Says $1.5m for Clinical Trial Delaying First Local Covid Vaccine

Nigeria’s federal government Thursday explained that the production of the first local vaccine for Covid-19 is threatened by its inability…

3 years ago

Covid: Nigeria Approves $14m for 37 Oxygen Plants

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the establishment of an oxygen production plant in each of the 36…

3 years ago

WHO Grants Emergency Approval to China’s Sinovac Covid Vaccine

The World Health Organization has approved the emergency use of a Covid-19 jab made by Sinovac, paving the way for…

3 years ago

Nigeria Expects Next Batch of Covid Vaccines By September

Nigeria’s federal government has expressed hope that the country may receive more consignments of Covax-brokered Covid-19 vaccines between July and…

3 years ago

Covid: Zero Daily Deaths Announced in UK for First Time

The UK has announced zero daily Covid deaths within 28 days of a positive test for the first time since…

3 years ago

Vietnam Detects New Hybrid of Two Covid Variants

Authorities in Vietnam have detected a new coronavirus variant that is a hybrid of strains found in India and the…

4 years ago

Buhari Receives Second Dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine

President Muhammadu Buhari has taken the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the State House, Abuja. The News…

4 years ago

Kenya Stops Giving First Doses of AstraZeneca Jabs

Kenya’s health ministry has advised hospitals to stop giving first doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe…

4 years ago

Nigeria Names 132 Travellers Who Violated Covid Protocols

The Nigerian government has released a second batch of names of travellers who reportedly violated the protocol for international passengers.…

4 years ago

Pfizer, AstraZeneca Effective Against Virus Strain Found in India

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have been found to be highly effective against the coronavirus variant that was first identified…

4 years ago