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COVID-19 vaccines

July 17, 2024

Commission’s COVID-19 vaccine purchases lacked transparency: EU Court

For example, the commission redacted clauses concerning indemnity for pharmaceutical companies if the vaccines are defective.

COVID-19 vaccine
January 17, 2024

COVID-19 vaccines saved 1.4m lives in Europe: WHO

The WHO reported a widespread outbreak of respiratory viruses such as influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and measles in the European region.

World Health Organization
August 4, 2023

Quickwork fined $1 million for deceptive marketing of COVID-19 vitamin supplements

Quickwork made misleading and unsubstantiated advertising claims that their Vitamin D and Zinc supplements could be used to treat or prevent COVID-19.

COVID-19 vitamin supplements
July 20, 2023

Nigeria receives $9 million grant from Canada for COVID-19 vaccines

Nigeria has received a CAD9.3 million grant from the Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE) to boost COVID-19 vaccine delivery.

vaccines
May 17, 2023

COVID-19: South Korea’s new cases over 20,000 for second day amid eased rules

The country reported 26,147 cases, including 39 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,465,107, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.

COVID patients
April 19, 2023

U.S. authorises second dose of updated COVID-19 booster for old people

According to the FDA, the monovalent Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines are no longer authorised for use in the U.S.

An elderly woman taking Covid-19 vaccine
January 31, 2023

Global vaccination ‘only way out’ of pandemic, says UN chief Guterres

The UN chief said the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on developed and developing countries.

António Guterres
December 6, 2022

At least 44 million COVID-19 vaccines wasted in Philippines: Official

A senior health official said this had resulted in a loss of about $392.85 million.

COVID-19 vaccine
November 13, 2022

93.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered to 65.5 million Nigerians: NPHCDA

Mr Shuaib stated that the top five performing states on the COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign in the country are Nasarawa, Jigawa, Osun, Kaduna, and Kano.

Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency.
November 9, 2022

Health workers took 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine: NPHCDA

The executive director also said the agency had implemented strategies to ensure that the COVID-19 vaccines reached the last mile.

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