COVID-19: FG begins childhood vaccination
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has integrated childhood vaccination at COVID-19 vaccination sites for children from 0-23 months. This is to ensure that preventable childhood diseases are not neglected in the face of the response against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at the National COVID-19 […]
Peru foreign minister resigns over early vaccination scandal
Peru’s foreign minister resigned Sunday in a growing scandal over the revelation that government officials received Covid-19 vaccinations well before the general public. The South American nation has been badly hit by the pandemic, with its health system overwhelmed and a targeted vaccination program for health workers rolling out only from February 8. Public resentment […]
COVID-19 vaccination does not prevent infection ― Expert
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo A lecturer from the Department of Community Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Professor Clara Ejembi, on Thursday said the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination does not prevent infection. Speaking during a webinar organized by an NGO, the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF), Professor Ejembi noted that the need for people to continue […]
COVID-19 vaccination: Scientists caution FG
As Nigeria prepared to receive its first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines, two scientists have cautioned the Federal Government against a mass COVID-19 vaccination plan. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, in December 2020 revealed that the Federal Government had planned to acquire vaccines worth N400 billion. Ehanire had said that the N400 billion would […]
Germany’s Spahn calls for ‘major national effort’ on vaccination
German Health Minister Jens Spahn has called for a “major national effort” to immunize as many people as possible against Covid-19 ahead of the start of the largest vaccination campaign in German history on Sunday. “We want to vaccinate so many people that the virus no longer has a chance, in Germany and in Europe,” […]
Just In:Israel to begin coronavirus vaccination on Sunday
Israel is to begin its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination campaign on Sunday, with health workers first in line to receive the jab, the presidential office said on Wednesday.
