COVID19 Health Nigeria Top Story

Nigeria plans mass vaccination drive, considers booster shot

ABUJA, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Nigeria will start a mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign later this week, aiming to inoculate half of its targeted population by the end of January, government officials said. Africa’s most-populous country has a goal to vaccinate 111 million people to reach herd immunity. Under the initiative to start on Friday, 55 Read More…

COVID19 Health World

US experts recommend resuming J&J Covid vaccinations

In picture above: A pharmacist fills syringes with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. AFP/GETTY IMAGES The United States should resume Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccinations, an expert panel recommended to health authorities on Friday, after a pause prompted by blood clot concerns. Health authorities in the United States on April 14 proposed a halt Read More…

COVID19 Health Metro Top Story

COVID-19 Vaccine: Lagos targets 60 per cent rollout, as state engages Pfizer, other vaccine developers

Sanwo-Olu Reveals Lagos’ Plans Towards Ending Pandemic On Live TV Interview Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed the State Government’s plan on Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine rollout and the effort to bolster mass vaccination of residents in the State. Lagos, Sanwo-Olu disclosed, is aiming to achieve 60 per cent vaccine rollout when the vaccination Read More…

Olympics Sports Top Story

Prioritise Olympics athletes for vaccine so Tokyo Games can go ahead – IOC member

Athletes should be prioritised for the novel coronavirus vaccine so the beleaguered Tokyo Games can go ahead later this year, according to senior Olympics official Dick Pound. Canadian Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympics Committee (IOC), told Sky News in the UK that the Games could still go ahead with mass athlete participation, Read More…