The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, has said that critical front-line health workers will be the first beneficiaries of the AstraZeneca vacines when they finally arrive the country, on Tuesday.
This statement is contained in the agency’s official twitter handle.
“In less than 24 hours, the first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines will arrive in Nigeria from the COVAX Facility & will be deployed to vaccinate, first our critical front-line health care workers, who are providing essential care”
“Vaccines that are not approved by NAFDAC will be determined as dangerous, and will be seized by Customs Services and NAFDAC, who are on high alert for illegal vaccine importation.”