Tag:AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine

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AstraZeneca-Oxford study supports Vaxzevria as Omicron booster

AstraZeneca on Thursday, December 23, 2021 said the company’s Vaxzevria significantly boosts the levels of antibodies against the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant following a third dose...

Michael Simire - December 23, 2021

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

Nigeria on Thursday, August 26, 2021, received another 592,880 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine donated by the UK via the COVAX Facility. This...

Michael Simire - August 27, 2021

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COVID-19: Health workers advise Nigerians to get vaccinated

Frontline health workers championing the country’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos have called on Nigerians to enrol for the ongoing vaccination exercise. The exercise...

Michael Simire - April 4, 2021

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British dialysis patient first to receive AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine

A dialysis patient is the first person in the world to receive the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine outside a clinical trial. Brian Pinker, 82, received the jab at Oxford...

Michael Simire - January 4, 2021