04 Jan FG Expects to Take Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccines January Ending
The federal government has said that the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines will arrive the country latest by the end of January.
National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on Control of COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu told ARISE News that there is a presidential directive to ensure that the vaccines are sourced as timely as possible.
He said “In terms of when it is going to be available in the country, there is a lot of work going on with National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) and the president directed the Presidential Task Force on Control of COVID-19 last two weeks to get involved in the nitty gritty of the efforts to ensure that the vaccines come in a timely manner.
“We expect the first batch of vaccines to come in possibly towards the end of January.
“The control of the pandemic will rely not only on full compliance of the non-pharmaceutical interventions but also the availability and acceptance of vaccination programmes.
“We cannot allow ourselves to become a pariah nation, we don’t really have a choice when it comes to vaccines, we have to vaccinate our public especially those that are vulnerable the elderly, those that are most likely to have severe illness and we will definitely not be left behind as a country,” Aliyu stated.
According to him, Nigeria cannot afford to be a pariah nation in the race to
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