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COVID-19: Lagos administers 8,953 Pfizer vaccine as booster dose

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state has administered 8,953 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose. Abayomi...

Michael Simire - December 26, 2021

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Nigeria destroys over 1m donated doses of expired Astrazeneca vaccines

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, destroyed over 1 million doses of Astrazeneca vaccines donated to combat COVID-19. Executive Director,National Primary...

Michael Simire - December 22, 2021

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Lagos to resume COVID-19 vaccination Aug. 25

The Lagos State Government says it will resume vaccination against COVID-19 on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 with the administration of the Moderna vaccine. Lagos State...

Michael Simire - August 23, 2021

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Lagos begins COVID-19 vaccination, sets up 88 vaccine centres

The Lagos State Government has commenced its COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccination programme, while setting up 88 centres for administration of the vaccine to enhance the...

Michael Simire - March 12, 2021

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COVID-19: Nigeria receives 3.92m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

An Emirates plane, Boeing 777300ER, carrying 3.92 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja in Nigeria at 11.36 a.m....

Michael Simire - March 2, 2021

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Vaccines to be delivered to 20 countries from next week – Africa CDC

The distribution of the coronavirus vaccine across the African continent is to begin next week, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa...

Michael Simire - February 18, 2021