FG Receives Another Two Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine

The Nigerian Government has received two million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine donated by the European Union.

The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, received the vaccine on behalf of the government on Monday at the National Strategic Cold Store, Abuja.

Shuaib said the Muhammadu Buhari government has procured over 39 million doses of the J&J vaccine, through the AFREXIM bank in combating the pandemic.

The NPHCDA boss added that only about 12 million doses of this single-shot vaccine are currently in the cold store.

Shuaib said the single-shot J&J vaccine was received through the African Vaccine Acquisition Team (AVAT) of the African Union, a facility provided by AFREXIMBANK.

Earlier, the EU Ambassador, Samuela Isopi, who made the presentation of the vaccines said the donation is part of the union’s commitment to jointly combat the pandemic.

Naija News reports that the Federal Government in August 2021 took delivery of 177,600 Johnson & Johnson vaccines in Abuja.

This marked the first wave of arrivals of COVID-19 vaccines procured through the African Union.

In September 2021, additional 1,123,200 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine were received. NPHCD said the shipments were received as part of the 39,800,000 doses procured by the Federal Government.