The Federal Government has made a 15 per cent deposit for the procurement of the 29 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccines at $7, 50 cents per dose.
Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this on Tuesday at a briefing in Abuja.
According to him, the Ministry of Finance opted for the purchase of the J&J vaccines to cut down on multiple trips and save costs.
Read also: Nigeria To Receive 176,000 J&J Covid-19 Vaccines On Wednesday
Speaking further, the NPHCDA boss said Nigeria is expected to receive 176,000 doses of the J&J vaccine which is a single-shot vaccine.
He also confirmed Monday August 16, 2021 as the new official rollout date for the second batch of the inoculation exercise.
The vaccines are expected to boost Nigeria’s COVID-19 fight with the deadlier Delta variant sparking fears of a third wave of the pandemic.
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