VACCINE

The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, on Friday, cleared the allegation of vaccine mismanagement in Lagos State. He disclosed this in Abuja at a joint press conference organised by…

Australia has no current plans to add Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine to its immunisation drive, as it moves away from procuring vaccines under review over blood clots. Authorities said on Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson…

The U.S government will allots nearly 85% less Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to states next week. According to data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Only 785,500 J&J doses will be allocated, compared…

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has called for urgent actions aimed at upscaling vaccine access in Africa. This was according to a statement released this week by Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The statement calls for new resources to fill Africa’s…

Moderna said deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine are on track to meet the number of doses it promised to the European Union. A spokesperson for the U.S based drug maker said on Wednesday, following a report of delays in Germany. “Moderna…

Kogi State received 16,900 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The Executive Director, Kogi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KSPHCDA), Dr Abubakar Yakubu disclosed this shortly after receiving the vaccine at the state…

Valneva is set to launch a phase-three trial of COVID--19 vaccine this month, after getting positive results for its early-stage clinical trials. The French drugmaker tested its vaccine in 153 adults with three dose levels based on a…

Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama and his wife Lordina Mahama were vaccinated against COVID-19 at a hospital in Accra. "I believe that all Ghanaians should avail themselves for the vaccines and indeed in Africa, we should be…

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has on Monday became the world's first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free for poorer countries. Richer countries have surged…

Zimbabwe has received its first batch of 200,000 doses of Sinopharm donated by the Chinese government in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Zimbabwe received its first delivery of 200,000 doses of Sinopharm at the Robert Gabriel…