As the country battles with a daily increase in the number of infections for COVID-19 amidst a second wave, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria has surpassed 100,000 on Sunday January, 10th 2021. In its latest update, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 1,024 new cases thereby bringing the total…
Amid reluctance by some Americans to receive COVID-19 vaccine because of safety and efficacy concerns, the Vice President of the United State, Mike Pence, has become the highest-profile government official to receive the vaccine. Pence, 61-years old on Friday morning received a televised COVID-19 vaccination, alongside his wife Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams.…
The United Kingdom on Wednesday becomes the first country in the world to approve the use of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. The first 800,000 doses will be available in the UK from next week and will be first prioritized to protect people “who are most at risk of dying from COVID-19”, as well…
The Federal Ministry of Health has disclosed that since the development of COVID-19 vaccines are fast becoming a reality, it will inaugurate an 18-man National COVID-19 Vaccine Task Team as part of its measure to ensure vaccine security against the virus in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, who made this known…