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President Muhammadu Buhari has taken the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the State House, Abuja.
President Muhammadu Buhari has taken the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the State House, Abuja.
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC has confirmed 310 new cases of Covid-19.
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Nigerians who received their first shots of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will soon be administered the second jab of the vaccine.
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given approval for the use of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria.
About 8,439 Nigerians at home experienced and reported mild side effects after they receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
No fewer than 2,002,653 Nigerians have been tested for Covid-19 since the virus broke out in Nigeria.
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Director-General World Health Organisation, WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus has said the world still had a long way to go in ending the COVID-19 pandemic, as more cases are being recorded on a daily basis.