Nigeria to get 2bn COVID-19 vaccine doses -FG


The Federal Government says it is
working with global health and research
organisations who are developing
COVID- 19 vaccines.

The Minister of Health , Dr . Osagie Ehanire ,
made this known in Abuja on Thursday
during a briefing of the Presidential Task
Force on COVID- 19 .

He also said Nigeria was planning with
the organisations for the allocation of 2
billion vaccine doses as soon as they are
available .

Ehanire said , “ Nigeria is also working
with the World Health Organisation to
finalise enrolment with the ACT – Access
To COVID- 19 Tools Accelerator, a global
mechanism tracking and sponsoring
global organisations working on
COVID- 19 vaccine development .

“ We also have interest in the COVAX
Facility , which is a Gavi – supported
initiative to procure and assure equitable
access to vaccines as soon as they are
available , especially for lower – income
countries .

This will prioritise Nigeria for an
allocation of a part of 2 billion vaccine
doses that will be secured in a special plan
to protect the interest of poorer countries.”

According to the Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control , as of Wednesday night ,
the country has recorded over 50 ,000
COVID- 19 infections and about 1 ,000
associated fatalities .

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