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COVID-19: Over 1.6 million Nigerians fully vaccinated- Official
Before the commencement of COVID-19 vaccination, the government had set an ambitious goal of vaccinating 40 per cent of its ...
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Before the commencement of COVID-19 vaccination, the government had set an ambitious goal of vaccinating 40 per cent of its ...
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We now have information that Nigeria will get 3.92m doses of Oxford/Astrazeneca by end of July or early August
The 440,000 health workers represent 23 per cent of people that have received first shots of COVID-19 vaccines.
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This brings the total number of deaths from the virus in the country to 2,067.
The agency said over 7,000 cases are still active in the country.
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The agency said over 7,000 cases are still active in the country.
The new COVID-19 cases were reported in Lagos, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Ekiti.
Mr Shuaib appeals to the public to continue to cooperate with vaccinators.
As of Tuesday evening, 638,291 eligible Nigerians have been vaccinated in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Nigerian government had announced its plan to vaccinate 109 million people against the COVID-19 virus over a period of ...
The Nigerian government said it aims to vaccinate about 109 million people against the COVID-19 virus over a period of ...
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“Altogether 38 African countries have received more than 25 million COVID-19 vaccines and 30 have started vaccination campaigns."
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“We have not received any official report of serious adverse effects from any of those who have been vaccinated," an ...
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Mr Sanwo-Olu says the state government received the vaccines at 4 a.m. on Tuesday and they were kept in a ...
Nigeria on Tuesday took delivery of nearly four million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
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Nigeria on Tuesday took delivery of nearly four million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
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“The arrival in Accra is the first batch shipped and delivered in Africa by the COVAX Facility."