COVID-19 vaccine

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NPHCDA urges Nigerians to get vaccinated against COVID-19

Akanji Philip September 15, 2022 0 Comment

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has again appealed to Nigerians to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, made the call during the handover ceremony of...

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Local News

Moderna reportedly sues Pfizer, BioNTech over covid vaccine patent

Akanji Philip August 26, 2022 0 Comment

U.S. biotech company Moderna dragged German rival BioNTech and its partner pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to court over alleged patent infringements in the development of vaccines against the coronavirus. Moderna is seeking compensation for...

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Local News

Buhari receives COVID-19 vaccine booster jab

Olorungbotemi December 21, 2021 0 Comment

The President, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), received a booster jab of the COVID-19 on Tuesday at the State House in Abuja, amidst the recorded surge in the Omicron variant. The National...

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Health National

We are working to recognise Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccine certificates – UK says

VAM News September 27, 2021 0 Comment

The United Kingdom has disclosed that it is working with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) to ensure that Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccine certificate is acceptable for travel to the UK. This disclosure...

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Religion

COVID-19 Is Real, Take Vaccine – CAN Chairman Urges Christians

VAM News September 6, 2021 0 Comment

The Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Bauchi State Chapter, Reverend (Dr) Abraham Damina Dimeus has said that the deadly COVID-19 disease is real. He urged Christians in the...

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Health National

COVID-19 Vaccines: We Are Not Relying On Donations – FG Flaunts Bouyancy

VAM News August 11, 2021 0 Comment

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the insinuation in certain quarters that Nigeria is going cap in hand seeking donations for COVID-19 vaccines is incorrect. The minister...

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Economy National

Highlights of 2021 supplementary budget: N4bn for WhatsApp tracking, N60bn for COVID-19 vaccine, Others…

VAM News August 10, 2021 0 Comment

Last month, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2021 supplementary appropriation bill of N983 billion into law. Of the amount, recurrent (non-debt) expenditure will gulp N123 billion, while N895 billion will go into capital expenditure....

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Health National

Nigeria Runs Out Of COVID-19 Vaccine, Amid Resurgence Of The Deadly Virus

VAM News July 16, 2021 0 Comment

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has revealed that Nigeria has exhausted the COVID-19 vaccine it received in the first vaccination phase. This was disclosed by the...

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Africa Health

Only 1.19% Of Africans Have Been Fully Vaccinated Against Coronavirus -Africa CDC

VAM News July 9, 2021 0 Comment

Director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC), John Nkengasong has stated that only 1.19 percent of Africa’s population have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. The low rate...

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Local News

Africa Should Be Producing Not “Begging For COVID-19 Vaccines” – AfDB President

VAM News June 24, 2021 0 Comment

President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina has stated that the continent needs to start producing and not beg for COVID-19 vaccines. This was stated by the AfDB President,...