Nigeria’s second phase Covid-19 vaccination gets new date
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The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) had initially slated the exercise for tomorrow, to be kicked off at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja.
By Abankula
Nigeria has rescheduled for 16 August the postponed second phase of its COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib announced this today.
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) had initially slated the exercise for tomorrow, to be kicked off at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja.
But it postponed it due to “unforeseen circumstances,” according to a spokesperson in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey.
Dr Shuaib suggested the postponement was necessary for preparations to be finalised.
He said this will enable NAFDAC finish its assessment and preparatory processes.
Nigerians who will receive the COVID-19 vaccine jab, are beneficiaries of the four million doses of Moderna vaccine donated by the U.S. government.
As of 9th August 2021, the country has 4,000,080 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
However, the country is expecting additional doses of Oxford AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and Pfizer vaccines between August and September 2021,
Only about one percent of Nigerians has been fully vaccinated, so far, with the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine.
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