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US Doffs Hat For Nigerian Who Helped Develop Pfizer
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has hailed Nigerian-born medical doctor, Onyema Ogbuagu for his role in the research and development of Pfizer, a COVID-19 vaccine in America.
“Nigerians contribute to the world in so many ways. Our hats off to Dr Onyema Ogbuagbu at Yale who helped develop a COVID-19 vaccine!” the US Mission in Nigeria tweeted on its handle on Monday.
Nigerians contribute to the world in so many ways. Our hats off to Dr. Onyema Ogbuagbu at Yale who helped develop a COVID-19 vaccine! pic.twitter.com/DYFWHlJSFM
— U.S. Mission Nigeria (@USinNigeria) November 23, 2020
An Associate Professor of medicine at Yale University, Ogbuagu is one of those leading the research at Pfizer for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.
Earlier in the month, US drug manufacturing firm, Pfizer announced that the vaccine has an efficacy rate of more than 90 percent, marking a major breakthrough in the fight against the pandemic.
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