The Lagos State Government had been able to vaccinate just about one per cent of its population, against a target of 60 per cent.
As such, the state government is considering other ways to source COVID-19 vaccines in order to...
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that so far 2,897,201 eligible persons had taken the jab across the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory.
The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this on Tuesday,...
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As countries of the world continue to count their losses to one of the deadliest global pandemic in recent time, a new report by Credit Suisse, shows that more people became millionaires in 2020 as a result of...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population against COVID-19 before the end of September.
New WHO data shows nearly 80 per cent of...
Edo State has continued to record an increase in the number of deaths of persons who have not been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccines.
The state has confirmed three more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities in the...
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 559 new COVID-19 cases, as total infections rose to 197,046.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said this indicates a decrease from the 597 cases reported on Tuesday.
The centre said the new cases were reported from 14...
A new Coronavirus strain, named Mu, has been designated a variant of interest by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Mu, or B.1.621, was first identified in Colombia and cases have been recorded in South America and Europe.
The WHO’s weekly bulletin...
Chief Medical Director (CMD), Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti (FETHI), Prof. Adekunle Ajayi, has urged Nigerians to abide by all safety protocols as a way of checking the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
Adekunle gave the advice in an interview...
Brazil received more than 5 million doses of Pfizer vaccines, the largest one-day delivery since the supplies began in April, according to Brazilian broadcaster GloboNews.
Four planes landed at the Viracopos airport in Sao Paulo on Sunday, carrying 5.1 million...
New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland, will stay under Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown until September 21, after 33 new cases were recorded in the area in the past day, the prime minister said on Monday.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said three clusters...
