COVID-19 Vaccine

China Rolls Out World’s First Oral COVID-19 Vaccine

AP/ The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in what appears to be a…

2 years ago

COVID-19: Why Many Fully Vaccinated People are Getting Infected

AP/ Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately? A couple of factors are at play, starting with the…

3 years ago

Most Vaccinated People Have Zero Protection Against Omicron Covid Variant —New Study

Matilda Omonaiye/ Millions of people have effectively no protection against the Omicron Covid variant, health experts have warned. According British medical experts,…

3 years ago

COVID-19: FG Approves Booster Shots

Pat Stevens & Agency Report/ The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, has authorised vaccine booster against the pandemic for…

3 years ago

FG to Prosecute Holders of Fake Covid-19 Vaccination Cards

Agency Report/ The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC ) on COVID-19 said some citizens were still procuring vaccination cards through the…

3 years ago

Japanese Company to Launch Tobacco Plant-based Covid Vaccine

Femi Ashekun/ A subsidiary of a Japanese company backed by Philip Morris International is planning to launch the world’s first…

3 years ago

What Happens 6 Months after Taking Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine

Reuters/ The effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in preventing infection by the coronavirus dropped to 47% from 88% six months…

3 years ago

US Drug Maker Produces First Covid-19 Antiviral Pill

Femi Ashekun/ US pharmaceutical company, Merck, is seeking emergency authorisation for first of its kind Covid-19 antiviral drug after "remarkable"…

3 years ago

Third Person Dies in Japan after Taking Contaminated Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine

The Guardian/ A third man has died in Japan after receiving an injection from one of three batches of Moderna…

3 years ago

Ondo Gives Workers 2 Weeks Ultimatum to Take COVID-19 Vaccine

Femi Ashekun/ Ondo State Government has made vaccination compulsory for all civil servants in a bid to curb the spread…

3 years ago