BEVERLY HILL, January 15, (THEWILL) – Nigeria will receive 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in March.
Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, who disclosed this in a statement, said, the vaccines add to 100,000 expected doses of Pfizer vaccine.
The statement did not specify which type of vaccine would be used for the 10 million doses.
It was also not clear whether the batch would be financed by the African Union or as part of COVAX, which links the World Health Organization with private partners to work for pooled procurement and equitable distribution.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has said that about 105, 478 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed since the outbreak of the pandemic. It said 83, 830 cases have been discharged and 1405 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
But these figures are believed to fall short of the real toll, since the number of tests is low.
Cases have risen sharply since the end of November, notably in the economic capital Lagos, a city of about 20 million people. The death rate has also increased.
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A variant strain of coronavirus has been discovered in recent months but it remains unclear whether it is more contagious or deadly.
The authorities recently announced that they hope to vaccinate 40 percent of the population in the year 2021.
But the challenges of transporting and storing vaccines for many millions of people are enormous in a country where adequate hospital facilities are lacking.
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