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AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine shows less effect against South African variant
AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine appears to have shown limited effect against the variant discovered in South Africa.
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Why Nigeria may not access COVAX Pfizer vaccines in February
Nigeria was not shortlisted for the Pfizer vaccines by the COVAX global initiative.
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130 countries, with 2.5 billion people, are yet to be vaccinated – WHO
WHO has disclosed that around 130 countries, with 2.5 billion people, are yet to administer a single dose of COVID-19...
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Nigeria receives $9.68 billion capital inflows in 2020, lowest in 4 years
The latest NBS capital importation report has disclosed that Nigeria received $9.68 billion from capital inflows in 2020
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Britain struggles to contain Covid mutations
The U.K. had to “come down hard” on the South African variant after 105 cases have emerged in the country.
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Nigeria to make available 80 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in 2021
Governor Fayemi has disclosed that Nigeria will vaccinate 40% of its population this year.
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Nigeria to get 41 million Covid-19 vaccines from African Union – NPHCDA
NPHCDA boss has disclosed that Nigeria expects to get 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the AU in April.
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Covid-19: China seizes 3000 fake vaccines, arrests 80
The Police in China has arrested about 80 people and seized up to 3,000 fake Covid-19 vaccines.
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Covid-19: Less than 20,000 vaccines administered in Africa so far – UN
UN chief has warned that Africa is getting left behind in the race to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.
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75 Health workers test positive for Covid-19, 6 more B.1.1.7 variant detected in Nigeria
The DG of the NCDC has stated that 75 health workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last one...
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