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Nigeria set to receive 176000 doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccines

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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, on Tuesday, confirmed that Nigeria will receive 176,000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccines in order to battle the pandemic.

This was disclosed by the NPHCDA Executive Director, Faisal Shuaib, at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday.

Shuaib said, “The J&J vaccine, like the AstraZeneca, is safe and efficient against the coronavirus disease, including the deadlier Delta Variant, and it is a single-shot vaccine.”

In an earlier conference on Monday, the NPHCDA Director noted that the doses were for persons who live in hard-to-reach areas.

He stated, “We are rolling out the second phase of the vaccination programme sequel to the first phase that ended 9th July.

“After the first phase, we did not have a single dose of vaccines anywhere. The launch of the vaccine should start by Monday next week.

“Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is expected in two days’ time (by Wednesday). It is not in large amounts of doses. We expect 176,000 doses from the communication we have received so far. We have mapped out the target population in hard to reach areas.

“We expect to get 700,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines to make sure that those who got the first dose will get the second dose.

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“FG has procured ultra-cold chain facilities that can store Moderna. We are ready to store the vaccines and have deployed the storage facility to every state and the FCT”.

“We are working with traditional and religious leaders to let people have confidence in the safety and efficacy of the vaccines; to dispel misinformation and disinformation”.

“We assure Nigerians that the vaccines that are approved for use in Nigeria are safe and effective”.

“Even with the Delta variant, the Moderna is 72 to 94 percent effective against the variant. AstraZeneca is 92 percent effective against the Delta variant.”

“The final part of rollout is to make sure all vaccines have the right labelling and bar codes to be able to track all vaccines. This should be finished by the weekend. The launch of the vaccine should start by Monday next week.”

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