AstraZaneca/Oxford vaccine Archives

WHO: 20 million COVID vaccine doses urgently needed in Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine within the next six weeks to improve access for countries rolling out second

NPHCDA: 122,400 vaccinated against COVID so far — but four states yet to start

Nigeria has vaccinated 122,400 persons against COVID-19, about two weeks after the country began the vaccination. Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), disclosed

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Setback as AstraZeneca vaccine offers less protection against S’Africa COVID-19 strain

South Africa has suspended the planned rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after it was found to offer “minimal” protection against the country’s dominant virus strain. Zweli Mkhize, South Africa’s minister

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COVAX donates 16m doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria

COVAX, the global alliance against COVID-19, has donated a total of 16,008,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria. In a distribution forecast published on Wednesday, the coalition said the AstraZaneca/Oxford

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