Covid 19 vaccination : Nigeria to receive 37.7 million Covid vaccine
The Director of National Primary Health Care Agency, PHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, says Nigeria would receive Thirty-Seven Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty-One Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy doses of Covid 19 vaccine for the second phase of the vaccination campaign.
He stated this at a media conference in Abuja on Tuesday.
Dr Faisal Shuaib said that the 37.7 million to be received include 3.9 million astrazenacca vaccine from COVAX facility, 3.9 million of Pfizer-bio- ntech to be donated by the United States of America, 3.5 million Pfizer- boi-ntech in the 3rd quarter from COVAX facility and 29.8 million Johnson and Johnson vaccine through African Union.
These vaccines according to him would be supplied before the end of September 2021.
He stated that the National Primary Health Care Agency have put in place logistics for storage, distribution, security and accountability including procuring of 60 U701 Ultra cold chain equipment in preparation for the arrival of the vaccine.
Shuaib disclosed that the federal government through the ministry of health was collaborating with Bio-Ntech to produce covid 19 vaccine in Nigeria
The World Health OrganizationCountry Representative, Dr Kazadi Mulombo, stated that the World Health Organization and other agencies would support Nigeria in the effort to eradicate the virus.
He stressed that the quality of the vaccine are the same globally and there is no substandard vaccine supplied to Africa .
He disclosed that WHO was not in support of the use of Covid 19 vaccination passport for traveling as suggested by the European Union.
Peter Hawkins, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, Country Representative called for mobilization and sensitization of Nigerians to accept the vaccination as being safe, through religious leaders and traditional leaders .
While urging Nigerians to get vaccinated for their safety and the society, said that measures have been put in place to ensure the success of the next vaccination phase.
The press conference was organized to update Nigerians on the ongoing Covid 19 vaccination campaign accross the country.
