The Federal Government Has Acquired 100,000 Doses Of Covishield Vaccines From India.

 

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The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, proven this on Tuesday at the countrywide briefing through the PTF in Abuja. HE said: “As you are aware, Nigeria acquired 3.94 million doses of the COVID-19 Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on March 2, 2021.


AFAN President allege “These vaccines represented the first tranche of about sixteen million doses allotted to Nigeria thru the COVAX facility, aimed at vaccinating an preliminary 20 per cent of the population. “More vaccines are additionally predicted from the African Union’s Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT).


“We shall additionally be receiving about 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines donated via the Government of India to Nigeria. This will similarly raise the wide variety of Nigerians to be vaccinated by way of about 50,000. “The PTF via the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and the National Primary Health Center Development Agency (NPHCDA) prioritized the preliminary consignment of vaccines to cowl frontline clinical personnel, strategic leadership, and these above the age of 50 years throughout the nation.


“Majority of sub-national entities have already acquired their allocation and administration is progressing. “As at April 5, 2021, 963,802 humans in Nigeria had obtained the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “The overarching goal is to vaccinate 70 per cent of Nigeria’s populace between 2021 and 2022.” The vaccines had been later presented to the PTF by way of the performing Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Velagaleti Surendra.

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