Tag: Covid vaccine
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WHO Authorises China’s CanSinoBIO Covid-19 Vaccine
The World Health Organization on Thursday authorized the use of Chinese manufacturer CanSinoBIO’s single-shot Covid-19 vaccine — the ninth jab to get the WHO green light. The WHO granted emergency use listing (EUL) to the Tianjin-based firm’s Convidecia vaccine as China battles a resurgence of the virus triggered by the Omicron variant. It is the…
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NYSC announces compulsory COVID test, receives testing kits
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Wednesday said it had received 60, 000 test kits from Theophilus Danjuma Foundation. NYSC management warned that prospective corp members, whether vaccinated or not, would undergo compulsory COVID – 19 testing before they would be allowed into the camps nationwide. This is contained in an official press release…
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Nigeria Records 565 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated that the country recorded 565 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths, on Monday. The NCDC stated this on Tuesday. The NCDC said that this brings the total infections to 187, 588 since the index case in 2020. The centre attributed the surge to the highly transmissible…
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Nigeria Authorises J&J Vaccine today in third Approval Covid Vaccines
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) will today issue an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the single-dose Covid-19 vaccines developed by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. This follows Nigeria’s bid to get 29.6 million doses of the viral vector vaccine through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust led by…