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Lagos Receives 507,000 Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines

Lagos State, being the epicentre of the COVID-19 virus in Nigeria, has received the highest allocation of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday. As several states across the country begin to confirm delivery of the vaccine, Lagos leads the allocation pack with 507,000 doses. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) received about 219,800 doses; Kaduna State got…

Ivory Coast becomes second country to receive COVAX vaccines

Ivory Coast becomes the second country to benefit from the COVAX vaccine-sharing facility, a program meant to ensure fairer distribution amid a global scramble for the vaccine against the pandemic. The country on Friday at the commercial capital Abidjan received a shipment of 504,000 COVID-19 doses. By the end of this year, COVAX plans to…