COVID-19 vaccine

Vaccine nativity and naivety in a fractured world

  By Owei Lakemfa Humanity in 2020, the year we bade a hurried goodbye to,…

Coronavirus: South Africa makes US$19 million down payment for vaccine

South Africa has made a US$19 million down payment to secure a place in the…

U.S. gets second COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved for emergency use a second…

COVID-19: U.S. VP Mike Pence takes vaccination publicly

The U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence were both vaccinated against…

U.S endorses second COVID-19 vaccine

An advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday endorsed a…

Tackling COVID-19: WHO says US$28bn ACT project is ‘the best deal in town’

An international coalition aiming to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic needs US$28 billion, a bargain price…

I’m not scheduled to get COVID-19 vaccine – Trump

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he was not scheduled to be…

Cyber attack targets Pfizer, BioNTech’s vaccine

Data from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech were targeted as part of a cyber attack…

Nigeria to access Covid-19 vaccine from Jan. 2021 – Okonjo Iweala

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, assures Nigeria and other African countries of…

Biden hails Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine announcement

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden hails announcement of an effective COVID-19 vaccine by U.S. pharmaceutical giant,…