FG Receives UK-Donated Doses Of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccines

• Executive Director of the NPHCDA said the vaccines will be deployed immediately, with priority on those who already took the first jab.

The Nigerian government has received 699,760 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, donated by the United Kingdom.

Acting British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill Atkinson, said the donation is part of the 80 million doses the country had pledged to support the fight against COVID-19.

“The UK was one of the first countries to back COVAX with £548m. We have consistently pushed for a global effort that helps every country receive the vaccine against COVID-19. I am so pleased to see Nigeria receive 699, 760 doses, donated by the UK, in their second batch of the vaccine through COVAX,” Atkinson said.

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She called on citizens to take advantage of the availability of the vaccines and get herd immunity against the virus.

Meanwhile, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, said the vaccines will be deployed immediately, with priority on those who already took the first jab.

He also warned citizens against mixing vaccines.

Before deployment, the vaccines are expected to undergo revalidation by NAFDAC.

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