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Nigeria takes delivery of 502,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines

By Joyce Remi- Babayeju

Today Nigeria took delivery of 502,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the France Government to the Nigerian Government through the COVAX facility.

Executive Director of the National Primary Health Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib who received the vaccines on behalf of the Federal Government said,” The

donation of over half a million doses of AstraZeneca to Nigeria is a demonstration of France’s confidence in Nigeria’s capability as an active and progressive partner in the global fight to end the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Shuaib gave assurances that Nigeria’s vaccine storage facilities remain efficient and well maintained, adding that no standards are compromised in logistics requirement for effective management and utilization of all COVID-19 vaccines available in Nigeria.

In the light of this, he noted that government has remained faithful in ensuring monitoring and accountability of vaccines.

We track utilization of all COVID-19 vaccines in all states of the Federation and receive daily report from our Senior Supervisors and State Immunization officers who are on the field to monitor the management and administration of the vaccines in Nigeria, the NPHCDA boss said.

“We track utilization of all COVID-19 vaccines in all states of the Federation and receive daily report from our Senior Supervisors and State Immunization officers who are on the field.”

The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Jerome Pasquier commended the Nigerian Government in addressing COVID-19 pandemic through procurement of vaccines and effective distribution across the country.

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