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President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia had vaccinated more than two million people with its two-dose Sputnik V vaccine, while another two million had received their first dose. The post Putin says Russia vaccinated two million against virus appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday agreed to gradually ease virus curbs in Europe’s top economy, caving to political pressure and public discontent seven months before a general election. The post Bowing to pressure, Merkel eases virus curbs appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Rwanda has budgeted 50 billion Rwandan francs (about $51.2 million) to buy COVID-19 vaccines for over 7.8 million people by 2022, Health Minister, Daniel Ngamije, said. The government will spend at least two-thirds of the total budget, as some vaccines are expected to come in as donations or via COVAX. COVAX is a mechanism led…
A new preliminary study — based on a small sample — has suggested that people previously infected by the Covid-19 variant identified in South Africa may have better immunity against other coronavirus mutations, experts said Wednesday. The findings, from a yet to be peer-reviewed research by the team of South African scientists who discovered the…
Sudan received its first coronavirus vaccines Wednesday and will begin inoculation of frontline medical staff next week, health officials said. The first consignments which arrived at Khartoum airport comprise 828,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine. Sudan has secured a total of 3.4 million doses, which are expected to arrive in the coming months through COVAX, a…
After a year battling coronavirus, exhausted health workers in South Africa are celebrating a drop in cases but dread another wave of infections — a scenario that could strike just months from now. “We are relieved now because the numbers are down and patients are no longer that sick,” nurse Constance Mathibela told AFP at…
At last, the much-awaited COVID-19 vaccines are now in the country and President Muhammadu Buhari and other top leaders are expected to be vaccinated publicly on Saturday… The post ‘Importing vaccines from India exposes country’s failing health institutions’ appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
The 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer on Nigeria has revealed that Nigerians fear losing their jobs more than they fear COVID-19. The post Nigerians fear losing jobs than COVID-19, says report appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Seven NBA players have tested positive for Covid-19 among the 456 players tested by the league in the past week, the NBA announced Wednesday. The post Seven NBA players test positive for Covid-19 in past week appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
