The National Primary Health Care Development Agency says Nigerians are willing to present themselves for the Covid-19 vaccination. The agency says more than two million Nigerians registered for the vaccination within the first twenty-four hours of the opening of its online platform. The Executive Director of the agency, Doctor Faisal Shuaib, made this known because of fears…
United States President, Joe Biden, says his country will have enough Covid-19 vaccines for every adult by the end of May this year. President Biden’s assurance means the US would hit its vaccination target two months earlier than expected. Biden said the vaccination drive must be extended, and people should be convinced to take it. He also…
All is now set for the Federal Government to begin the vaccination of Nigerians against Covid-19. This is because the first batch of nearly four million doses of Oxford-Astrazena vaccine has arrived in Abuja. The vaccine doses were supplied to Nigeria through the Covax initiative of the World Health Organization. Those who were on ground to receive…
The Jigawa State Government has made a major move to check attacks on women by rapists, with the signing of a new law. The new law provides for death sentence for convicted rapists who infect their victims with HIV-AIDS. It also provides for compensation of rape victims with not less than five hundred thousand naira. Rape offenders…
Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative. The initiative is being led by the World Health Organization, and the aim is to ensure that Covid-19 vaccines are shared fairly among all nations. Covax intends to deliver about two billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines around the world by the end…
The World Health Organization has recommended using the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca. Their experts said it should be used even in countries where variants of coronavirus that make the vaccine less effective are circulating. The WHO also says the vaccine can be used in people aged over 65. However, data from trials…