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States Yet to Meet Conditions won’t Get COVID-19 Vaccines –FG
4Mar By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Covid-19, News, Nigeria

States Yet to Meet Conditions won’t Get COVID-19 Vaccines –FG

The Federal Government has said states who have not met the criteria for vaccine safety won’t get share of the about four million doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines in the country. Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at a State House briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He also said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, will receive shots of the vaccines on Saturday to dissipate vaccine hesitancy amongst Nigerians. Shuaib said, “After we are able to get our strategic leaders to publicly demonstrate that these vaccines are safe, the plan is to now go to the state level to start the launch at the treatment centres of the states and also get strategic leaders such...
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FG Won’t Make COVID-19 Vaccine Compulsory in Nigeria – Minister
3Mar By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Covid-19, News, Nigeria

FG Won’t Make COVID-19 Vaccine Compulsory in Nigeria – Minister

Following the reception of nearly four million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by Nigeria, the Minister of States for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora has said that the vaccine will not be made compulsory in Nigeria, stressing that it will not be enforced upon anyone. The vaccines were shipped through COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO. Mamora disclosed this when he featured on Arise News to respond to questions on the vaccines. He said, “Nothing will be made mandatory. It’s optional. The choice is yours. Nobody will be forced to take any vaccine.” Responding to a question on whether it might become compulsory later on, the minister said, “If that happens, it would not be a decision of Nigeria.” According to Mamora, just as one can’t travel to some countri...
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COVID-19 Vaccination Commences in Abuja Friday
3Mar By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Covid-19, News, Nigeria, United States of America

COVID-19 Vaccination Commences in Abuja Friday

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are expected to receive COVID-19 vaccine doses on Saturday. Nigeria on Tuesday took delivery of 3.9 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, the first batch of the 16 million expected through the World Health Organisation-led COVAX facility. The government is expecting 129 million vaccine doses to vaccinate 70 per cent of its population within two years. The consignment was received through the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja aboard Emirates Airlines. The vaccine will be administered in two doses. At the end of Tuesday’s ceremonies to mark its arrival, a few vials of the vaccines were expected to be handed over to the National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) team for analysis between today and...
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Buhari, Osinbajo Set to Take COVID-19 Vaccine on Saturday
2Mar By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Covid-19, News, Nigeria

Buhari, Osinbajo Set to Take COVID-19 Vaccine on Saturday

President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha and other high-ranking Nigerians are set to be among the first Nigerians to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, March 6, in a live broadcast. This was disclosed by Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director/CEO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, on Monday at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) joint national briefing on COVID-19. This comes as the country is billed to receive four million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from India on Tuesday, DaiyTrust reports. Recall that Shuaib had on January 7, said Buhari, Vice President Osinbajo, the SGF and other prominent Nigerians would be among the first set of Nigerians...
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Ghana Receives World’s First Free Covax Jab
1Mar By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Covid-19, Ghana, News

Ghana Receives World’s First Free Covax Jab

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana on Monday received coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free for indigent countries. It made Ghana the first recipient of the COVID-19 vaccine globally. Since the discovery of vaccines for the deadly virus, richer countries have procured vaccines for their citizens while many poorer countries are still hopeful of receiving their first vaccine doses. “It is important that I set the example that this vaccine is safe by being the first to have it so that everybody in Ghana can feel comfortable about taking this vaccine,” Ghana’s president said before receiving a shot of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in a live broadcast. Also, the first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo received a shot, one day before the r...
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Police Raid Cubana Night Club, Arrest over 200 Clubbers
1Mar By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Covid-19, Lagos News, Law Enforcement, Lifestyle, News, Nigeria, Youths

Police Raid Cubana Night Club, Arrest over 200 Clubbers

Over 200 clubbers and workers were arrested on Saturday night at popular Cubana Night Club, Lagos for alleged breach of COVID-19 protocols. Detectives attached to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Team at the wee hours of Saturday, raided the venue following a tip-off on large gathering in the club house. Saturday’s raid was the third, since last year, that the state and Federal Governments announced temporary closure of relaxation spots in order to minimise the spread of the coronavirus disease. Although hotels, eateries, churches and some beaches have since resumed businesses following the ease of the lockdown, club houses have remained closed. To minimise losses, the government earlier permitted club houses with open bars and restaurants like Cubana to resume ...
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4 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Expected on Tuesday – PTF
28Feb By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Breaking News, Covid-19, News, Nigeria

4 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Expected on Tuesday – PTF

Nigeria is expected to take delivery of its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine allocation on Tuesday, March 3, 2021 the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has assured. Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, who made the disclosure late Saturday night, also said the expected allocation will be four million doses. According to him, the vaccine allocation being expected is at no financial cost to Nigeria, adding the batch courtesy of the corporate facility. The government had earlier said that the first four million doses of the vaccines would arrive the country by the end of February and later said it might be first week in March. Nigeria is also expecting 16 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines through the COVID-19 Va...
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We don’t Know when COVID-19 Vaccines will Arrive — Health Minister
27Feb By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Covid-19, News, Nigeria

We don’t Know when COVID-19 Vaccines will Arrive — Health Minister

Nigeria's Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, yesterday disclosed that the Federal Government cannot categorically state when the much expected AstraZeneca vaccines will be delivered to the country. This is even as World Health Organisation (WHO) tells Nigeria to expect four million doses from COVAX next week. Recall that during the week, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, while addressing journalist at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing, stated that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines may likely arrive the country in one week. He further revealed that only four million, out of the 16 million expected doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the WHO-led COVAX facility will arrive in the firs...
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WHO Disqualifies Nigeria From Global Vaccine Bid
6Feb By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Covid-19, News, Nigeria

WHO Disqualifies Nigeria From Global Vaccine Bid

Nigeria’s bid to acquire COVID-19 vaccine has suffered a setback as the World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist the country for the Pfizer vaccines over its inability to meet the standard requirement of storing the vaccines at the required -70 degrees Celsius. The Nigerian government had expressed optimism t would receive 100,000 doses through the COVAX initiative, which was set up to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries, regardless of income level. However, the Director, WHO, African Region, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, while speaking during a virtual press conference which Saturday PUNCH attended said only four African countries were shortlisted for the Pfizer vaccine out of the 13 that applied. According to Moeti...
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Egypt Set to Receive COVID-10 Vaccines Today
31Jan By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Covid-19, Egypt, News

Egypt Set to Receive COVID-10 Vaccines Today

Egypt is set to receive its first set of the COVID-10 vaccine developed by Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Sunday (today). According to the Egyptian authority in charge of the acquisition of the procurement of pharmaceuticals announced on Saturday, “the arrival of the first batch of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine tomorrow, Sunday January 31, 2021”, without specifying the number of doses, AFP reported. Officials had last week said they had ordered 20 million doses, according to Egyptian media. Data shows that Egypt, the Arab world’s most populous country with around 100 million people, has recorded nearly 165,000 Covid-19 cases, including more than 9,200 deaths. However, some health officials are of the view that the reported infection rate is much lower than t...
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