Tag: Vaccine
As scientists gather in Dakar… Africa gets boost for vaccine production
This week in Dakar Senegal, scientists and innovators gather to mark the 20th anniversary of the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting hosted by the Bill &...
Breaking: NAFDAC approves R21 malaria vaccine for use
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the provisional use of the R21 malaria vaccine in the country.
The...
EU secures 250m doses of COVID-19 vaccine
The European Commission (EU) has secured 250 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Spanish pharmaceutical company, HIPRA Human Health.
The joint procurement deal will see...
COVID-19: Buhari receives Pfizer booster jab
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja received his booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Presidential Villa.
The president had taken his first...
Lagos administers 1.9m doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 1,912,394 doses of AstraZeneca and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in the state.
Abayomi disclosed...
COVID-19: Lagosian to pay N6,000 for vaccine at private facilities
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stated that any individual in Lagos who wish to get COVID-19 vaccines at approved private facilities would pay N6,000 as...
