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Solomon Elusoji
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We are leading with the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria, the emergence of fuel queues in the nation’s capital, and how the Benue State government is managing herdsmen’s activities.
Airport workers transport on dollies a shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from the Covax global Covid-19 vaccination programme, at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra on February 24, 2021. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP)
The Vaccines are here
All things being equal, almost four million doses of COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in Nigeria today. The vaccines, supplied by the WHO-backed COVAX, will include the AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson types, according to the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora.
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A man presents his Green Pass, proof that he is vaccinated against the coronavirus, on opening night at the Khan Theater for a performance where all guests were required to show proof of vaccination or full recovery from the virus, in Jerusalem, February 23, 2021. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
AP Violet light bathed the club’s stage Monday as 300 people, masked and socially distanced, erupted in gentle applause. For the first time since the pandemic began, musician Aviv Geffen stepped to his electric piano and began to play for an audience seated right in front of him.
“A miracle is happening here tonight,” Geffen told the crowd.
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Here s what has to happen before the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be available
From CNN s Jacqueline Howard and Jen Christensen
This file photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, on December 2, 2020. Johnson & Johnson via AP
Johnson & Johnson says that it has four million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine ready to ship immediately once it receives emergency use authorization, which could happen this week.
In an analysis just released, the US Food and Drug Administration said the company s single-dose vaccine has met the requirements for emergency use authorization.
However, despite the excitement and anticipation, there are still several steps Johnson & Johnson has to go through before the vaccine will be available.