Nigeria to receive 20m doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2021
The federal government has said that it has initiated a move to receive 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021.
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The Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, who spoke at the presidential task force on COVID-19 media briefing in Abuja on Thursday December 10, noted that Nigeria is a member of COVAX, an international coalition under the WHO umbrella.
He further revealed that upon arrival, the COVID-19 vaccines will first be given to workers in the health sector and vulnerable citizens.
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