vaccine
14 Nov
The African Union's health watchdog on Thursday said it endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a "major milestone" to help combat the outbreak on the continent. The announcement comes three months after the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the mpox outbreak a public health emergency. The CDC…
22 Oct
Dr Aliyu Abdullahi, Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security, says the Federal Government has commenced the modernisation of equipment at the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) to boost vaccine production. Abdullahi stated this on Tuesday at the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) 60th Annual Congress/2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Jos. The minister,…
17 Oct
The Gavi Alliance has handed over one million doses of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to Nigeria, marking a significant milestone in the fight against malaria in the country. The vaccine will be administered to children aged five months to 15 months as part of routine immunisation and each child requires four doses, given at 5,…
15 Oct
The Lagos State Government says no fewer than 18 million residents are expected to be vaccinated for preventable diseases under its Non-Polio Supplemental Immunisation scheduled to start Oct. 19. Dr Abimbola Bowale, the Supervising Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Primary Healthcare Board (LSPHCB), disclosed this while speaking to journalists at a Media Orientation on…
18 Sep
The Gavi vaccine alliance announced Wednesday a deal with Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic to secure 500,000 jabs against mpox for use in African countries facing an epidemic of the virus. The announcement came after the World Health Organization last week prequalified a mpox vaccine, MVA-BN, for the first time, paving the way for the United…
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