The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire had yesterday disclosed that the Nigerian government will receive 10million doses of coronavirus vaccine by March. Although the minister did not state which brand of the vaccine would be deployed to Nigeria, he confirmed that the said 10million would be added to the 100,000 Pfizer vaccine that was earlier stated.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus has said that a WHO team in China is working with producers of China’s COVID-19 vaccines for potential emergency use listings. “I’m pleased that a WHO team is in China currently working with producers of the Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines.
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed how the agency is planning to distribute the coronavirus vaccine amongst the states eventually it arrives in Nigeria.
In a bid to compel awareness and heighten acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccines President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, and other prominent Nigerians will be among the first people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on live television. The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA) Faisal Shuaib, revealed this at Thursday’s briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.
Nigerian former Vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has availed himself for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in United Arab emirate (UAE), Dubai yesterday.
A team of Health experts representing the World Health Organisation, WHO was on a fact-finding mission to unravel the origin of coronavirus meet with stiff resistance as they were denied entry into Beijing, China for its assignment.
