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By Kayode Abdulazeez The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi The Vaccine Alliance, and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Friday 3rd of October convened a dialogue with selected media practitioners in Kwara State in preparation for the flag off of the Integrated Measles-Rubella Vaccine campaign. Speaking…

JUST IN: 395 cases of mutant poliovirus2 reported in 27 states, FCT- Official

The federal government on Thursday announced that Nigeria has officially reported 395 cases of the Circulating Mutant Poliovirus Type 2 across 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency said that the CMPV2 outbreaks were caused by immunity gaps in children. Recalls that in August 2020, the World Health Organization and allies certified Nigeria…

COVID-19 cases surge as Omicron spreads in Africa

• Lagos tops infections in Nigeria, NMA urges strict travel measures • FG reviews vaccination programme, gets 2.5m doses from U.S. • Continental disease centre decries India’s pulling out of vaccine deal The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, said the Omicron variant was reaching more African nations, as weekly COVID-19 cases on the continent surged by 93 per cent. However, there are…

Nigeria risks exposure to ‘deadlier’ COVID-19 variants as only 1.8% fully vaccinated

Unvaccinated workers sit after being barred into offices for not complying to compulsory vaccination at the State Secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria, on December 1, 2021. (Photo by SODIQ ADELAKUN / AFP) • Lagos tops list with 708,835, Ebonyi leads from bottom with 31,951 • MTN Nigeria to implement vaccine mandate in country • Sterling Bank partners Lagos to launch mass vaccination campaign •…

WHO flags Omicron high risk as businesses react

• Set to hammer out global pandemic strategy, vaccine equity agreement • AfDB suspends Africa Investment Forum due to travel restrictions • FG monitoring, says no case detected yet • PSC: Variant may be on its way to Nigeria • Govt to issue new travel guidelines today, insists Federal civil servants must show evidence of being vaccinated tomorrow The World Health Organisation (WHO) said,…

COVID-19: Over 3.4m persons fully vaccinated in Nigeria – NPHCDA

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says that 3,487, 298 eligible persons in Nigeria have been fully vaccinated against Coronavirus (COVID-19), having received their second jabs. Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director, NPHCDA, disclosed this  during the inauguration of mass vaccination exercise for Nasarawa State on Friday in Lafia. Shuaib said that as at Friday, Nov. 26, a…

COVID-19: Dec 1 deadline: Only 3% eligible Nigerians fully vaccinated

A health worker administer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 to a man during the flag-off of COVID-19 Mass Vaccination by the Nigerian government in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 19, 2021. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) • Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kano, Kaduna top list of states with vaccinated persons • Lawyers divided over legality of forced vaccination on citizens With less than a week to the December 1…

Ogun begins COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun To ban unvaccinated residents from markets, schools, govt offices from Jan 1 Ogun State Government, yesterday, threatened to bar residents of the state who are yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19 from gaining access to government offices, schools, markets and public transportation services. Governor Dapo Abiodun, who gave the warning during the flag- off of…