Nigeria has taken delivery of the first batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
This was made known by Bashir Ahmed, the Presidential aide on Social Media earlier.
According to Mr. Ahmed via his twitter handle; “the first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines has arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.”
According to the COVID-19 Presidential Task Force, the 3.924 million doses of the vaccine will be administered in phases.
The first phase of the vaccination drive will cater to frontline health workers. Phases 2, 3 and 4 will target the elderly, those who suffer from two or more diseases and citizens between the ages of 18 and 49, respectively.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control will analyze a sample of vaccines on Wednesday and Thursday, while the campaign is expected to begin on Friday.
Leaders and top government officials will get vaccinated on March 8.
Nigeria on Monday launched an online registration portal for COVID-19 vaccinations.
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