Nigeria to produce COVID candidate vaccine in 2023
The Nigerian government says it has begun processes to produce the first candidate vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19, which will be ready in the next 18 months.
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AVAT launches new scheme for Covid-19 vaccine compensation
The African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) has established a No-Fault Compensation Scheme for COVID-19 vaccines in participating countries in Africa and the Caribbean.
AVAT acts as a…
WHO targets vaccinating 36m weekly as omicron sub-variant spreads
If African countries are to reach 70 percent vaccine coverage target for their citizens by mid-year, they need to increase the pace of vaccine rollout by six folds to 36 million, the World…
COVID: Ugwuanyi wants vaccination intensified in S/East
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has urged South-East governors and health authorities to intensify daily vaccination against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ugwuanyi, who was represented…
US billionaire opens vaccine manufacturing plant in South Africa
U.S. billionaire and founder of NantWorks, a multinational biotechnology firm, Patrick Soon-Shiong and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have launched a new vaccine manufacturing plant…