COVID-19

Seven European countries – Denmark, Norway, Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Luxembourg – have suspended all or part of their AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out as a precaution while they investigate concerns relating to blood clots.…
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The governments of Lagos, Osun, Benue, Nasarawa and Enugu have confirmed receiving doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government. In Lagos, the State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Tuesday in…
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Austrian authorities have suspended inoculations with a batch of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution while investigating the death of one person and the illness of another after the shots. According to Reuters, a 49-year-old…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, disclosed that he once been tested positive for the coronavirus. He said 72 hours later, he tested negative. Obasanjo, who turned 84 on Friday, made the disclosure during his birthday,…
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Nigeria has administered the first dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine as efforts heighten to fight the pandemic. The first shot of the vaccine was given to Cyprian Nyong, a medical doctor at the National Hospital, Abuja.…
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The much awaited first batch of vaccines for coronavirus has arrived in Nigeria. The consignment arrived via an Emirates Airline flight which landed in Abuja at noon on Tuesday. Officials of the Federal Ministry of Health were on hand…
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The Federal Government has raised the alarm over the circulation of fake COVID-19 vaccines in the country, warning Nigerians of dangerous consequences should they resort to taking such uncertified jab. It added that following the recent…
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New York Assemblyman Michael Montesano said he plans to ask the state legislature to consider impeaching Gov. Andrew Cuomo after a bombshell admission by his top aide that their office allegedly covered up data on COVID-19 nursing home…
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As the drama surrounding acquisition of a million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine continues, BUA Group has described the Coalition Against COVID-19, CACOVID, as “petty” for disowning its (BUA) earlier claims on the purchase. CACOVID had…
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The private sector-led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has disowned the statement by the BUA group, stating that the company has purchased one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for Nigeria. In a statement issued earlier on Monday,…
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