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Vaccine

January 9, 2024

Cameroon to introduce malaria vaccine January 22

Malaria is responsible for 70 per cent of deaths among children in Cameroon, according to the Ministry of Public Health.

Malaria vaccine
December 14, 2022

Unvaccinated people more likely to have car accidents, study finds

Unvaccinated people were 72 per cent more likely than vaccinated people to be involved in a serious traffic accident.

COVID-19 VACCINE and CAR CRASH
October 25, 2022

Nigeria ready to become global hub for vaccine production, distribution: Buhari

The president stated this on Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, at the World Bio Summit 2022 to discuss the future of vaccines and bio-health across the globe.

Buhari, Vaccine
October 24, 2022

Ebola Outbreak: Uganda confirms nine more cases 

The outbreak began in September in a rural part of central Uganda and spread to Kampala, a city of more than 1.6 million people.

Ebola Patients
July 21, 2022

Biden tests positive for coronavirus

Mr Biden would be isolating at the White House “consistent with CDC guidelines.”

United States President Joe Biden
July 18, 2022

Monkeypox: EU secures additional stocks of vaccines as cases rise

An additional 54,530 third-generation vaccine doses have been purchased from Bavarian Nordic, according to the European Commission.

Monkeypox
May 1, 2022

Nigeria signs agreement with Cuba on vaccine production

The agreement was signed with Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Industries, a business arm of the Cuban government.

Nigeria and Cuba flag
April 27, 2022

Depending on foreign vaccines dangerous for Africans: Prof. Tomori

“Africans’ over-dependency on foreign countries is dangerous to the health of everyone, especially children,” the virologist said.

Oyewale Tomori
January 25, 2022

COVID-19: Israeli experts recommend fourth vaccine dose for adults

They said protection against infection was two times higher in those vaccinated four times than in three.

COVID-19 vaccine
August 27, 2021

COVID-19: UK donates 592,880 vaccine doses to Nigeria

The donation brings the total number of vaccine doses donated to Nigeria by the British government to 1,292,640.

Gill Atkinson