Nigeria To Get 2bn COVID-19 Vaccine Doses -FG 1
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Nigeria To Get 2bn COVID-19 Vaccine Doses -FG

The Federal Government says it is working tirelessly with global health and research organisations who are developing COVID-19 vaccines .

Dr. Osagie Ehanire, who is the Minister of Health, made this known in Abuja on Thursday during a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID -19 .

He further said that Nigeria was making plans with the organisations for the allocation of 2 billion vaccine doses as soon as they are available .

Ehanire said , “Nigeria is also working with the World Health Organisation to finalise enrolment with the ACT – Access To COVID – 19 Tools Accelerator , a global mechanism tracking and sponsoring global organisations working on COVID -19 vaccine development .

“We also have interest in the COVAX Facility , which is a Gavi -supported initiative to procure and assure equitable access to vaccines as soon as they are available , especially for lower -income countries.

“This will prioritise Nigeria for an allocation of a part of 2 billion vaccine doses that will be secured in a special plan to protect the interest of poorer countries. ”

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control , as of Wednesday night, the country has recorded over 50 , 000 COVID -19 infections and about 1 ,000 associated fatalities .

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