Nigeria Celebrates 850,000 AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Shipment From Japan

• The Federal Government has received 859,600 doses of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine from the government of Japan, according to NPHCDA president, Faisal Shuaib

• The government has disclosed that the vaccine received will strengthen the country’s vaccination efforts

• Alongside the vaccine, Japan also donated 175 Solar Direct Drive refrigerator to the country, to be used for the storage of the vaccines

The Federal Government has received 859,600 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine from Japan. The government also received 175 solar direct drive refrigerators donated by the Japanese government.

FG has stressed that the donation will strengthen the country’s vaccination efforts as it looks to vaccinate more of Nigeria’s eligible population. The vaccine donation was confirmed by Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).

During the handover of the vaccines, Dr. Shuaib said:

“I am pleased to welcome and inform you that the government of Japan through the COVAX facility has donated 859,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and 175 Solar Direct Drive refrigerators to aid COVID 19 response in Nigeria.”

Dr. Shuaib went on to thank Japan for its donation. He also noted that the Solar Direct Drive refrigerators have since been deployed to 24 states, based on vaccine coverage.

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He also expressed his delight about how the Solar Direct Drive refrigerators can be used to provide an uninterrupted power supply for the storage of the vaccines.

It’s been one year since Nigeria officially received its first vaccine donation. Since then, more than 17 million eligible people have been administered at least one dose of the vaccine.

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