The United States has announced the donation of 2.5 million Pfizer vaccine doses to Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by the U.S Embassy on Thursday. According to the statement, the vaccine doses arrived in Abuja this week and were received by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency and taken to cold storage in preparation for distribution.
The vaccines are planned to be distributed to over three thousand health facilities across all thirty-six states and FCT–Abuja. The statement added that the vaccines in the next few weeks will be available across major locations for vaccination in the country. The COVID-19 related health assistance according to the U.S Embassy includes a 40-bed mobile field hospital, ventilators, and related training for eighty-eight hospitals, personal protective equipment, technical assistance for vaccine readiness, risk communication, and demand generation for vaccines among others.
Chidozie Chima | September 20, 2024
