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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.

Read also: COVID-19: ‘Vaccine Not Delayed To Hurt Or Help Any Politician’, Says Nigerian-Born Doctor Leading Pfizer Research

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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