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The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has declared as safe and efficacious, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as Nigeria takes delivery of 3.92 doses of the vaccine.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the PTF Chairman, Mr Boss Mustapha, made the declaration in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Nigeria has received 3,9340,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from India.
The doses are the first tranche of the 16 million doses expected under COVAX Facility arrangement.
Speaking at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the SGF said: “The arrival of the AstraZeneca vaccine today marks a significant milestone in the National Response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
“For over one year, humanity has remained under the siege of a virus that has impacted on lives, livelihood, destroyed economies, governance systems, medical services, socio-economic systems.
” Nations around the world have deployed enormous…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
