President Muhammadu Buhari (left) welcomes Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State to a meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja…yesterday PHOTO: NAN

Imams, Bishops, musicians, others to drive COVID-19 awareness on safety of vaccine, says Fayemi

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President Muhammadu Buhari (left) welcomes Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State to a meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja…yesterday PHOTO: NAN ...

A security official screening a man during an evacuation of EU (European Union) citizens members includes Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Greece, Ireland, among others, as the Federal Government had restricted flights from some of these countries identified as high-risk C9OVID-19 places before finally shutting all international airports in the country, in Lagos, Nigeria April 9, 2020. Following the Nigerian government approval the states lockdown was imposed, to contain the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, by Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari to cushion the effect of a two-week lockdown.

New variant of COVID-19 may incapacitate current vaccines, experts warn

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• Charge Nigeria on local production of therapy • Lawan insists on product review before usage Medical experts have warned ...

(FILES) In this file photo Dr. Nita Patel, Director of Antibody discovery and Vaccine development, lifts a vial with a potential coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccine at Novavax labs in Gaithersburg, Maryland on March 20, 2020, one of the labs developing a vaccine for the coronavirus, COVID-19. The Canadian government announced on August 31, 2020 a deal with American biotech firm Novavax for 76 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine in development, if it proves to be effective against the new coronavirus. The NVX-CoV2373 vaccine candidate, which is currently in Phase 2 clinical trials to evaluate its safety and immunogenicity, could be delivered in the second quarter of 2021, Ottawa and the company said in a joint statement. Procurement Minister Anita Anand said the deal “will give Canadians access to a promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate.” ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

Nigeria shops for multiple sources, affordably effective COVID-19 vaccines

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Targets 40 per cent population reach in 2021 The Federal Government is painstakingly exploring multiple sources and cheaper but effective ...

Why Nigeria, others may wait till 2024 to access COVID-19 vaccine

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• Africa records 74,500 new COVID-19 cases, 1,400 deaths in one week • 1,516 cases, 13 deaths reported among healthcare ...

Access to COVID-19 vaccine by Nigeria, others dims

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FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken ...

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Imams, Bishops, musicians, others to drive COVID-19 awareness on safety of vaccine, says Fayemi

New variant of COVID-19 may incapacitate current vaccines, experts warn

Nigeria shops for multiple sources, affordably effective COVID-19 vaccines

Why Nigeria, others may wait till 2024 to access COVID-19 vaccine

Access to COVID-19 vaccine by Nigeria, others dims