Africa CDC: Over 500,000 African children die annually from preventable diseases amidst vaccine access barriers
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has revealed that more than 500,000 children under the age ...
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UNICEF donates vaccine cold storage tools to boost immunisation in Kano
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated fast cold chain equipment to the Kano State Primary Healthcare Management Board ...
AstraZenaca to launch new COVID-19 prevention drug amid global withdrawal of vaccine
AstraZeneca has unveiled plans to collaborate with regulatory authorities worldwide in the rollout of its latest COVID-19 prevention drug.
GSK signs £2.5 billion shingles vaccine deal with Chinese firm
GSK has signed a deal with Zhifei, China’s largest vaccine company by revenue, as the British drugmaker aims to double ...
Nigeria partners India in local production of Covid-19 vaccine
The Federal Government and the Serum Institute of India have announced a partnership in producing vaccines locally to advance vaccine equity ...
Nigeria, 5 other African countries to commence production of Covid-19 vaccine
WHO has announced that Nigeria and 5 other African countries have been selected to begin the production of Covid-19 vaccines.
Omicron: 2 Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses offer 70% protection – Report
2 shots of the Pfizer vaccine offer up to 70% protection against the Omicron COVID-19 variant, compared to 93% for ...
Unvaccinated Google employees may lose their jobs in 2022
Employees at Google have been threatened with pay loss - and even termination of employment - if they fail to ...
FG says over 3.4 million persons fully administered with Covid-19 vaccine in Nigeria
The Federal Government has said that 3,487,298 eligible persons in Nigeria have been fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 disease, after ...
Pfizer says its COVID-19 pill cuts hospitalisations death by 89%
Drugmaker, Pfizer Inc, has disclosed that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 has proven to cut rates of hospitalisation and ...
