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Pfizer Boosts COVID Vaccine Sales Forecast by $2 billion
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) on Tuesday raised its forecast for annual sales of its COVID-19 vaccine by $2 billion to $34…
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Moderna Names Kenya for $500m Vaccine Factory
Moderna has picked Kenya as the location for its first mRNA vaccine factory in Africa and said it expects to…
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Nigeria, 5 Other African Countries to Produce Covid Vaccines – WHO
Nigeria and five other African countries have been chosen to begin the production of COVID-19 vaccines. “Today I’m delighted to…
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UNICEF Launches Campaign to Boost COVID-19 Vaccinations in Africa
UNICEF on Wednesday started an eight-week campaign to help boost COVID-19 vaccinations across Africa. UNICEF said the first-ever U-Report Challenge…
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COVID-19: WHO Expresses Hope Worst of Omicron Wave is Over
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed optimism that the worst of the latest wave of COVID-19 is over, in…
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Johnson & Johnson Booster slashes Omicron Hospitalizations – Study
A booster dose of Johnson & Johnson Inc’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine was 84% effective at preventing hospitalisation in South African…
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COVID-19 Vaccine: Nigeria Destroys Over 1 Million Expired Doses
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday destroyed over one million expired COVID-19 Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines. The Executive Director, National…
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COVID-19: 78% of Africans willing to get Vaccination — Report
As the Omicron variant dominates the COVID-19 news cycle, a new report by the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19,…
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Omicron Variant can partially escape Immunity induced by Pfizer Vaccine – Study
Laboratory research has suggested that the Omicron variant can partially escape antibody immunity induced by the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The…
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COVID-19: More Cases as Omicron spreads in Africa
• Lagos tops infections in Nigeria, NMA urges strict travel measures • FG reviews vaccination programme, gets 2.5m doses from…
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COVID-19: FG to begin Administration of Booster Shots Dec 10
Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHDA, revealed that the Federal Government is set…
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COVID-19: 2.5 million Vaccine doses arrive Nigeria from US
2.5 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday from the United States. The US Embassy…
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Fake Covid Vaccine Certificate: Husband kills Self, Wife & their 3 Girls
A man in Germany has killed himself, his wife and three young girls after he faked a Covid-19 vaccine certificate…
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Omicron: Canada Extends Travel Ban To Nigeria
Amid growing concerns over the COVID-19 Omicron variant, Canada has added Egypt, Malawi, and Nigeria to the ‘travel ban’ list.…
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BREAKING: Omicron variant cases in Nigeria now three – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday has announced that Nigeria has now reported three cases of the Omicron…
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COVID-19: Indonesia bans arrivals from Nigeria, 7 others
*Morocco, halts all incoming flights On the heels of the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in Africa and…
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South Africa detects new Covid-19 Variant
Scientists in South Africa said Thursday they had detected a new Covid-19 variant with multiple mutations, blaming it for a…
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COVID-19: Dec 1 Deadline: Only 3% Nigerians fully Vaccinated
• Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kano, Kaduna top list of states with vaccinated persons • Lawyers divided over legality of forced…
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COVID-19: Vaccines Safe, Effective for most Cancer Patients, Study Confirms
Cancer patients have an increased risk of severe illness and death from COVID because their immune systems have been weakened…
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YouTube blocks all Anti-Vaccine Content
YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content…
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