Nigeria has received 4 million doses of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccines donated by the US government, its health minister said on Monday, as the West African country battles a third wave of infections.
Osagie Ehanire said the vaccines, which arrived on Sunday, are undergoing validation by the country's drug regulator. He said the doses will be distributed to the local states once they are certified fit for use.
“Vaccination in Nigeria should soon begin with the arrival ... of Moderna vaccines, thanks to the US government,” Ehanire told a coronavirus briefing in Abuja. The primary healthcare agency said last month that Nigeria had exhausted an initial supply of nearly 4 million shots and expects to receive nearly 8 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of August, including the US government donation.
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