First made-in-Africa Covid-19 vaccine debuts in South Africa
The first made-in-Africa Covid-19 vaccine has debuted in South Africa.
Biovac Institute, a pharmaceutical company half owned by the state has produced its first batch of…
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70% Kwarans to get COVID-19 vaccine
Hanifa Hamza, a pharmacist and Kwara State Coordinator, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has disclosed that seventy percent of Kwara population will be vaccinated to…
TETFund-sponsored COVID-19 vaccine ready for trial November
Efforts by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to make possible impact in the Nigerian health sector is seen yielding results as its COVID-19 vaccine- funded project would be ready…
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.
Project Manager,…
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…