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122,410 people have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs – NPHCDA

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2021

No fewer than 122,410 people have received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine across the country, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said. The NPHCDA Executive Director, Dr Faisal Shuaib, gave the figure on Monday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on

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What Nigeria is doing to avoid third wave of COVID-19 – Health Minister

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2021

The Federal Government has highlighted some of the measures it is taking to ensure Nigeria does not slip into a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. As some countries in Europe experience a fresh wave of infections, Dr Osagie Ehanire says the country will continue to sustain its testing rate to identify, isolate, and treat […]

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Watchout for original Astrzeneca vaccine – NAFDAC warns Nigerians

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2021

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has advised Nigerians to ensure the Astrazeneca vaccine being administered on them had the original label. The agency said the warning was imperative to ensure people did not risk being vaccinated with the fake Astrazeneca vaccine. The position of NAFDAC is contained in a statement […]

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EU regulator says AstraZeneca is ‘safe and effective’ vaccine

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2021

Europe’s medical regulator said Thursday the AstraZeneca vaccine is “safe and effective” and not associated with a higher blood clot risk, after more than a dozen countries paused rollouts over health fears. The closely-watched announcement comes after the WHO and Britain’s health watchdog both said the vaccine was safe, adding that it was far riskier […]

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$890 million health grant to Nigeria: Buhari demands periodic performance report from ministry

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday directed the Minister of Health to ensure effective utilisation of Global Fund’s generous provision of $890 million, over the next three years, to support Nigeria’s fight against HIV-AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria. President Buhari issued the directive at the virtual launch of the $890 million grant, for the period of

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NAFDAC reveals cause of ‘strange disease, deaths’ in Kano State

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2021

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the strange disease in Kano State is caused by food poisoning through a flavoured drink. The Director-General of the Agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview on a monitored Channels Television programme. Adeyeye described the incident as “very serious,” adding