Nigeria has received four million and eighty doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Biden-Harris administration of the United States of America.
The vaccines, which were delivered through the COVAX facility, a vaccine alliance aimed at ensuring equitable distribution of vaccines globally, arrived in Abuja in the early hours of Monday.
The vaccines were received and stored at the country’s National Strategic Cold Store near the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
Recall that in May, U.S President, Joe Biden, pledged to share 80 million vaccines produced in the U.S with countries around the world to protect the most vulnerable and stem transmission of the coronavirus.
Speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Monday morning, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, said ahead of the arrival of the vaccines, the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, purchased 60 ultra-cold chain equipment and have since allocated one to each of the 36 states.
