Nigeria COVAX vaccine roll-out news
We are proud to announce the delivery of 4 million doses of the Moderna #COVID19 vaccines to Nigeria through #COVAX in coordination with @UNICEF_Nigeria and @_AfricanUnion. https://t.co/chDxSlLMwP pic.twitter.com/tXwgeJeZeC
— U.S. Mission Nigeria (@USinNigeria) August 2, 2021
3 June 2021
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Social media has been much-maligned as a source of misinformation when it comes to vaccines. But for millions of Nigerians it is having the opposite effect, encouraging them to get their jabs.
By Eric Dumo
19 May 2021
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Health workers go above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that the children of Borno State, Nigeria, are vaccinated.
By Royal Ibeh
08 April 2021
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In a huge country like Nigeria, ensuring the right people receive COVAX vaccines is not just a question of how, but where. Could geospatial technology, trialled during previous polio campaigns, make a difference?
By Adejoke Adeboyejo
COVAX vaccinations underway in Kenya (top, ©UNICEF Kenya); Rwanda (bottom-left, ©MoH Rwanda); Nigeria (bottom-right, ©NPHCDA).
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Nigeria, Rwanda and Kenya have all started COVID-19 vaccination campaigns following the delivery of COVAX doses earlier this week. Health and front line workers across the three countries will now start receiving vaccines after launch events this morning in Abuja, Kigali and Nairobi.
A historical moment!
Nigeria has just received its first wave of #COVID19 vaccines. The 4 million doses procured through COVAX is a historic step toward our goal to ensure equitable distribution of #COVID19 vaccines globally.
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11:59am | March 2, 2021
*SII-AstraZeneca (COVISHIELD) vaccine, licensed and manufactured by Serum Institute of India
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