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WHO Endorses Pfizer Vaccine For COVID-19 Immunisation In Nigeria

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Nigeria opens talks with China on vaccine acquisition FG to revoke visas of errant visitors As Nigeria prepares to take delivery of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of January, theRead More

FG Expects To Take Delivery Of COVID-19 Vaccines January Ending

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The Federal Government has given assurances that the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines will arrive the country latest by the end of January. National Coordinator of the Presidential Task ForceRead More

China Approves First Homegrown Coronavirus Vaccine, Developed By Sinopharm

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China’s Sinopharm says its Covid-19 vaccine is 79% effective Chinese regulators have approved the country’s first homegrown coronavirus vaccine, developed by state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, officials announced Thursday. The approvalRead More

Despite Rising COVID-19 Cases, OPS Cautions Against Fresh Lockdown

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PTF mulls review of further opening up of economy NEC worried about health facilities being overwhelmed Members of the organised private sector (OPS) and some economic analysts yesterday warned againstRead More

Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Spike Up To 930 All-time High

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FG targets January for acquisition of vaccines With 930 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a single day, Nigeria yesterday recorded its worst certified transmission of the deadly virus that hasRead More

Vaccine Will End COVID-19 – Nigerian-born Pfizer Researcher

Nigerian-American researcher and medical doctor, Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu
Allays fears of long-term adverse effects The Nigerian-American researcher and medical doctor, Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu, has said Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic. Ogbuagu, at aRead More

Pfizer, Moderna To Make Up To $32 Billion In COVID-19 Vaccine Sales In 2021

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As the US Government prepares to authorize immediate distribution of Covid-19 vaccine, Wall Street analysts are projecting pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna will generate $32 billion in COVID-19 vaccine revenue,Read More

FG Directs COVID-19 Isolation Centres To Prepare For Reopening

Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire
Says Nigeria to receive 20m doses of vaccine early next year The Federal Government has asked COVID-19 treatment centres across the country to prepare for reopening. Some of the centresRead More

Crude Oil Price Hits $50 On COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

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New price portends higher cost of petrol Brent crude hit $50 a barrel yesterday, for the first time since oil prices crashed in early March, as hopes of swifter-than-thought COVID-19Read More

Interpol Raises Alarm Over Fake COVID-19 Vaccines In Nigeria, Others

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UK first country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for mass roll out The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has alerted Nigeria, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, and 190Read More