#COVID19Vaccine

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina on Friday launched a capsule version of a herbal drink he touts as a coronavirus treatment and cure. Rajoelina announced at an inauguration ceremony hosted by local pharmaceutical company…

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump has tested positive for coronavirus, the President announced early Friday morning. This is an extraordinary development coming months into a global pandemic and in the final stretch…

The European Commission has urged EU members states to better explain and enforce social distancing and hygiene rules to halt a dangerous new wave of coronavirus infections. Health commissioner Stella Kyriakides said: “In some member…

The World Health Organization (WHO), has endorsed a protocol for testing African herbal medicines as potential treatments for the coronavirus and other epidemics. COVID-19 has raised the issue of using traditional medicines to battle…

The Federal Government has cautioned Nigerians to be careful during this COVID-19 pandemic era, adding that vaccines will not be available until 2021. Speaking during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday in…

The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, says contrary to earlier reports, the Russian COVID-19 vaccine is yet to arrive in Nigeria. Recall it was reported on Friday, September 4, that the vaccines are already…

All participants given the Russian “Sputnik V” COVID-19 vaccine developed an antibody response and suffered no serious adverse side effects in the early-stage trials, according to results published in The Lancet medical journal. Experts…

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has received samples of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine from Russia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey Shebarshin. According to a statement released by Olujimi Oyetomi, the Ministry of Health’s…

The White House has told state governors to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by November 1. The timeline raised concern among public health experts about an “October surprise” vaccine approval driven by…

Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and her children have recovered from coronavirus. This comes 15 days after the 42-year-old movie star took to social media to disclose that she contracted the virus, while also stating…