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WHO warns against blanket boosters as vaccine inequity persists

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, warned that blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes could prolong the pandemic and increase inequity. WHO...
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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...
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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...
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France says Omicron to be dominant variant soon, resists new restrictions

Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 that France could soon see 100,000 new COVID-19 cases a day, due to the...
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Africa’s COVID-19 cases exceed 9.15m – Africa CDC

The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 9,155,691 cases. The specialised...
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Gov. Lalong gives Plateau residents 72 hours to get vaccinated against COVID-19

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau State has given residents 72 hours to present evidence of COVID-19 vaccination or negative PCR test result to be...
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Omicron cases now in 89 countries, doubling three days in areas with local spread – WHO

The Omicron coronavirus variant has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas...
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Omicron: School closures must be ‘avoided whenever possible’ – UNICEF

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday, December 17, 2021 said that despite the rise of the highly transmissible Omicron variant and COVID-19 cases across...
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Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

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