Nigeria’s federal government is working out how to pay for Covid vaccines, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clement Agba, has said. He told THISDAY at

More than 25 million people in the UK have now received a first Covid-19 vaccination, 100 days after the first person in the country received a shot. The government said

Britain’s Prince Philip has left a London hospital after being treated for an infection and undergoing a heart procedure. Philip, 99, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, had been hospitalised

Ethiopia and Somalia have joined the long list of countries in England’s red list from where travel to England is banned. With over 24 million vaccinations delivered in the UK

Australia has announced it will continue its AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination rollout, despite a growing number of European countries suspending its use over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients.

Despite concerns over reported negative effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine by some countries in Europe, Nigeria’s federal government on Monday assured citizenss of its safety. It said none of reports

Barcelona moved back to within four points of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid in a record-setting night for Lionel Messi as his team beat Huesca at the Camp Nou on

Italy’s medicines regulator on Monday announced the precautionary, temporary ban on using AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine amid new reports of people developing dangerous blood clots after taking the shot. Italy’s AIFA

Shops, restaurants and schools will be closed across most of Italy on Monday, with PM Mario Draghi warning of a “new wave” of the coronavirus outbreak. For three days over

People over 40 in the UK will be offered their first coronavirus vaccination by Easter on April 4 as a boost in supplies will allow rapid expansion of the inoculation

Denmark is suspending the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for two weeks as it investigates reports of some patients developing blood clots after being inoculated, days after several other EU

Brazil has exceeded 2,000 Covid-related deaths in a single day for the first time, as infection rates soar. The country has the second highest death toll in the world, behind

Governors Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, were among the six governors, who took their Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday as

Health systems in most of Brazil’s largest cities are close to collapse due to Covid-19 cases, a report by the country’s Fiocruz institute warns. The Rio de Janeiro-based institute said

Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials. The recommendations also say that

Nigeria’s federal government has commenced the movement of AstraZeneca vaccine to all the states of the federation. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib,

Austrian authorities have suspended inoculations with a batch of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as a precaution while investigating the death of one person and the illness of another after the shots,

Nigeria’s Presidency has allayed fears of any side effect being experienced by the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari after he was administered the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday. Garba Shehu, a

NHS England has invited people aged 56 to 59 to book Covid-19 vaccinations in the coming week, with letters to 850,000 people in that age bracket landing on doorsteps from