Vaccination

Japan opened its first mass vaccination centres on Monday in a bid to speed up a cautious Covid-19 inoculation programme with just two months until the virus-postponed Tokyo Olympics. The two military-run centres in Tokyo and…

The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, on Monday led other members of the task force and journalists covering its activities to take the COVID-19 vaccine publicly. They took the vaccine during the…

‎President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are expected to receive the Oxford Astra-Zeneca COVID- 19 vaccine‎ on Saturday. The vaccine is scheduled to arrive in the country today (Tuesday). ‎Executive…

Argentina on Tuesday launched a Covid-19 vaccination campaign with the Sputnik V shots developed by Russia, the government said. It is the first country in the Americas to use this vaccine against the pandemic. The vaccination…