Nigerians To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine By January

The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that Nigerians should expect to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of January 2021.

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this on Wednesday during the 28th Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

President Muhammadu Buhari, joined the meeting virtually from his hometown, Daura, Katsina State.

According to the Minister, a technical working group in the Ministry of Health is working on which vaccine will best suit Nigeria.

Enahire said, “We’ve signed up with the World Health Organisation and Gavi for access to vaccines immediately they’re available.

“But you know that these vaccines are new and are in packets and the producers aren’t given any indemnity.

“These countries where these vaccines are manufactured, have of course, given themselves the priority to serve themselves and we hope that the pressure from the WHO and Gavi will be able to get reserves for other countries that aren’t manufacturing and they’ll be able to attend to what will be signed up to.

“We signed up for advanced market participation in Covax; so, if we will be able to get our own, I think it’ll be in January.”