The Federal Government on Tuesday received an additional 100,000 doses of the Oxford/ Astrazeneca COVID19 vaccine from India.
Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha who made the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja said the additional vaccines will help boost the number of Nigerians to be vaccinated by about 50,000, Mm
Mr. Mustapha also announced that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transitioning of the PTF to the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on Covid-19, effective from April 1, 2021.
The PSC, which will now operate with a modified mandate to reflect the non-emergent status of the Covid-19, will function up till December 31.
Nigeria had received 3.94 million Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine doses from the WHO-backed vaccine initiative COVAX in early March, triggering the commencement of the country’s vaccination drive.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Nigeria had vaccinated 964,387 eligible persons against the Covid-19 virus, according to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency.
