FG Receives 177,600 Doses Of J&J Covid Vaccine

Nigeria on Thursday took delivery of 177,600 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.

This is coming barely a week after the Federal Government received a little over 4 million doses of Moderna vaccines from the US government.

The single-shot J&J vaccine was acquired through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), with support from Afrexim bank.

According to the Africa Centre for Disease Control, the vaccines were partly manufactured in Africa.

More of the J&J vaccines are expected in the country. Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said on Thursday Nigeria has procured nearly 40 million doses of the vaccine through AVAT.

Nigeria is expected to step up its Covid vaccination program after receiving over four million doses of the Moderna vaccine from the US government last week.

Only about one percent of the population has been vaccinated, so far.

The second phase of the national vaccination programme is expected to kick-off next Monday.

August 12, 2021