Tag: Vaccines
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COVID-19 vaccines will cost South Africa $1.34bn – Official
The South African National Treasury Director-General, Dondo Mogajane, on Tuesday, said it would cost the country 1.34 billion dollars (20 billion rand) to procure the coronavirus vaccine for its population. He said the state would consider different options to raise funds for the vaccine. “We have to make money available for something like this. It’s…
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Nigerians’ll benefit from COVID-19 vaccines – FG
The Federal Government has said Nigerians will be part of the early beneficiaries of COVID-19 vaccine when developed in commercial quantity. Minister for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said in Abuja on Tuesday that anytime a potent vaccine is found or developed as a solution to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Nigerians will not be left out.…
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19 potential COVID-19 vaccines currently in clinical trials – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there are 19 potential COVID-19 vaccines currently in clinical trials globally. WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, disclosed this on its official Twitter account @WHOAFRO. The WHO also said that here are nearly 150 COVID-19 vaccine candidates. “South Africa is the first country on the continent to…