Covid-19 vaccine

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Pate, has called for global collaboration to strengthen childhood vaccination platforms and vaccine research and development. READ ALSO: Ebonyi first lady Flags Off…

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic said he missed playing in the biggest tournaments in the United States and was thrilled to be back after easing to victory in his first singles match there in two years, at the Cincinnati Open. The…

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic said he was hoping for a positive outcome, having applied for special permission to enter the United States to compete in ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami that begin next month. Djokovic,…

Nigerian researchers engaged in the Tertiary Education Trust Fund-sponsored Vaccine Development Mega Research Project at Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, have handed over the Covid-19 DNA vaccine candidate for preclinical trials in…

The Director General of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, has stated that over 40 million Nigerians have been vaccinated against COVID-19. According to him in a statement released by the…

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have urged the Oyo State Government to strengthen the involvement of CSOs’ in order to improve Routine Immunisation (RI) and increase the utilisation of…

About 12,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the United States Tennis Association (USTA), to work with the country's government to allow tennis legend Novak Djokovic to compete in the US Open tournament, despite his…

The World Health Organisation issued an emergency use listing for Convidecia, a vaccine manufactured by CanSino Biologics, China, adding to a growing portfolio of vaccines validated by WHO for the prevention of COVID-19. WHO’s EUL…

Men's tennis World number two Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the tournament announced on Wednesday, as the Serbian's refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine has caused yet another setback. Djokovic had…

The Nigerian Government has taken delivery of 859,600 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines and 175 solar direct drive refrigerators donated by the Japan Government. Speaking during the official handover of the AstraZeneca COVID-19…