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  Government had asked all states administering COVID-19 vaccines to stop immediately they have exhausted half of the dosage given to them.  It was learnt that it had become necessary due to a shortage of the AstraZeneca vaccine on the international market caused by a surge in the demand for the vaccine including in India which is experiencing a second wave of COVID-19. Some states like Bauchi, Benue and Ogun had already complied with the directive. Speaking at the press conference, the WHO regional director said Africa had been affected by the happenings in India. She said attempts were being made to find alternatives but this would not happen overnight. Moeti said, “ Delays in COVAX shipments are expected to continue this month unfortunately as India is fighting a severe second wave of COVID-19 and has temporarily banned vaccine exports. Despite supply challenges, we are expecting COVAX deliveries in the coming weeks in Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Niger, Cameroon and ...

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Condemns Nigerian Christians Taking COVID-19 Vaccines Oyakhilome revealed that Christians should believe in the word of God more than the vaccine, adding that they are healers. The founder and pastor of the LoveWorld Incorporated, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has questioned the faith of Nigerian Christians receiving AstraZeneca vaccine against coronavirus. He also berated the Nigerian government for asking pastors to convince their members to take the COVID-19 vaccine. He said,“ What happened to you? Where is the word of God in your mouth? Do you realise if you believe in the word of God the way you believe in this vaccine, there will be power in your mouth? He made us healers. What’s wrong? What happened to you? When did we start making such recommendations to God’s people? For God’s sake, think again! “ How can they send to the churches, go tell them to take the vaccines. Listen, if I say to someone, you shall live but not die, that’s it to him. Isn’t that the Bibl...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has established five new COVID-19 testing laboratories in the country. This is shown in a tweet on the NDDC official handle.Which said the latest addition brings the number of testing labs for COVID-19 in Nigeria to 58. “We are pleased to announce inclusion of 5 new labs in our Molecular Laboratory Network,”  :NCDC tweet. The agency said the new testing laboratories were set up at the Edo Specialist Hospital, Benin, Edo State; ATBU Teaching Hospital, Bauchi; Rivers Indorama Company Molecular Lab;  State Specialist Hospital, Amachara, Abia and the  University of Abuja, Gwagwalada GX Lab.

the chief scientist of the World Health Organization, Soumya Swaminathan, stated  Widespread vaccination of corona virus could begin in the middle of next year. She expressed cautious optimism over the state of research and development process in an interview with dpa. “We have now over 20 candidates in clinical studies.So we are hopeful that a couple of them will work. It would be very unlucky if all of them fail,” she stated. she said if practicals are taken seriously, it could be possible that the vaccine would be widely deployed  by middle of 202. stating that  the global race to develop a vaccine had been “the fastest timeline we have ever seen,” referring to the fact that it was just three months between the time the virus’ genetic sequence was published in January and the time the first trial started. The pandemic’s epicentre has shifted from China to Europe, to the Americas, leading to lockdowns and tough restrictions on public life and travel. Some places...

The ministry of defense Russia says  a “safe” corona virus vaccine has been developed, following clinical trials on  volunteers. The ministry said there were 18 people who participated in the research and were discharged without any “serious adverse events, health complaints, complications or side effects”. The results of the trials “allow us to speak with confidence about the safety and good reliability of the vaccine”. They did not for a fact say if the vaccine was efficient but one of the doctors working on the trials said the volunteers were now protected against the virus. “Their immunity is working well, antibodies are being created, they are protected against the coronavirus,” was reported by Svetlana Volchikhina in a video released by the defense ministry. The volunteers were being  isolated in a military hospital in Moscow on June 18 when the vaccine was tested on them. The defense ministry later reported that “for 28 days after vaccination, the vital si...

The Cross River State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has withdrawn its services from all medical facilities in the state. Last week, Ikpeme Ikpeme, Chief Medical Director of UCTH had announced that five patients tested positive for COVID-19 in the hospital but the state government accused him of spreading falsehood. This was relayed in a letter addressed to the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, by the state chairman. Two of the samples came from the health workers in the UCTH, Mr Ikpeme said, adding that the workers were making “tremendous progress along the path of recovery”. The NCDC is put on notice that the Cross River State Government has  abandoned her responsibility of contact tracing, treatment and care for the five confirmed cases which may not be unconnected with the delay in publication of the results by NCDC. Congress demands the immediate activation of Adiabo Isolation Centre and commencement of surveillance and contact tracing in the state. "Aris...

Antananarivo returns to containment, two months after the easing of restrictive measures and even the reopening of schools, authorities have again decided to restrict movement in the Malagasy capital due to the spike in coronavirus cases. The measure is expected to continue until July 20. And the conditions are strict: only one person per household has the right to go out on the street from 6 a.m. to noon. Until now, the measure extended until 5 p.m. Accustomed to registering dozens of cases of coronavirus per day, the Malagasy health authority has reported hundreds of cases daily for the past three days, including 216 on Saturday, a record for the country. A total of 1,621 people are currently living with the virus on the island with 31 serious cases, among the 23,000 people tested since the beginning of the pandemic.   Read More