Millions of coronavirus vaccines sent to
Nigeria via COVAX facility has arrived
the country .
It was gathered that nearly four million
doses of the COVID - 19 vaccine was
shipped to the country via the COVAX
Facility , a partnership between CEPI ,
Gavi , UNICEF and WHO .
COVAX shipped 3 . 94 million doses of
the AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine,
manufactured by the Serum Institute of
India, from Mumbai to Abuja .➫
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According to a statement by United
Nations in Nigeria , the arrival marked a
historic step towards the goal to ensure
equitable distribution of COVID - 19
vaccines globally.
The delivery is part of the first wave of
arrivals in Nigeria.
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UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria,
Edward Kallon , said, “ The UN Country
Team in Nigeria reiterates its
commitment to support the vaccination
campaign in Nigeria and help contain
the spread of the virus.
“ The arrival of these vaccines in Abuja
today marks a milestone for the COVAX
Facility in its unprecedented effort to
deliver at least 2 billion doses of
COVID - 19 vaccines globally by the end
of 2021 . ”
The National Primary Health Care
Development Agency had said it would
commence the vaccination of Nigerians
in priority groups, starting with frontline
healthcare workers .
“ This is a landmark moment for the
country and the COVAX Facility ’ s
mission to help end the acute phase of
the pandemic by enabling equitable
access to these vaccines across the
world . We are glad to see Nigeria is
amongst the first receiving the doses
from COVAX , thanks to the excellent
level of preparedness put in place by
the Government of Nigeria , ” said
Thabani Maphosa , Managing Director
for Country Programmes at Gavi , the
Vaccine Alliance .
“ Gavi looks forward to these vaccines
being made available to the people
most at risk, as soon as possible , and
to ensuring that routine immunization
services for other life - threatening
infections are also delivered to avoid
other disease outbreaks. ”
Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo , WHO
Representative in Nigeria, added , “ It is
heart - warming to witness this epoch -
making event and WHO wishes to
congratulate the government of Nigeria
for its participation in the global vaccine
collaboration ( COVAX ) efforts and its
commitment to protecting Nigerians
against this pandemic .
“ Vaccines are a critical new tool in the
battle against COVID - 19 ; therefore, this
is a step in the right direction. These
vaccines have undergone rigorous
regulatory processes at global and
country level and have been deemed
safe and effective . ”
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