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FG guarantees 100 per cent AstraZeneca efficacy against severe disease, hospitalisation FG guarantees 100 per cent AstraZeneca efficacy against severe disease, hospitalisation Share The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has assured Nigerians of the safe and effective use of the AstraZeneca vaccine to fight the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). “AstraZeneca’s strong effectiveness against COVID-19 has been demonstrated in clinical and human trials. “It has been shown to be 76 per cent effective at preventing COVID-19 and 100 per cent effective at preventing severe disease and hospitalisation, a statement from the Head of Public Relation Unit of NPHCDA, Mohammed Ohitoto, stated. It explained that Nigeria was continuing in the process of administering roughly four million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine beginning with frontline health workers and vulnerable individuals as there has been no change to current plans or supply. ....
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France, Germany, Italy, others suspend use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines Germany, France and Italy on Monday joined a growing list of countries to temporarily suspend the administration of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines Despite the World Health Organization (WHO) and European regulators reassuring it is safe and expressing confidence in it, many more countries are suspending the use of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine adding to a growing concern about the vaccine Nigeria recently received almost four million doses of. Germany, France and Italy on Monday joined a growing list of countries to temporarily suspend the administration of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines over reports of blood-clotting. ....
• Medical Guild Decries Vaccine Nationalism By West After several months of waiting, Nigeria eventually began nationwide COVID-19 vaccination last week Friday, in Abuja. But despite the excitement that greeted the occasion, there are several concerns and unanswered questions over the vaccination. x Besides, accessing COVID-19 vaccines has become an issue, especially with Western countries trying to ‘own’ them. Also, it has been alleged that the West wants to ‘fleece’ developing nations, particularly African countries of their foreign reserves domiciled in Europe through the vaccines, coupled with the politics involved in accessing the vaccines, as the West buys up more than they need, leaving other countries struggling to access them. ....