Nigeria Receives Its Consignment of AstraZeneca/Oxford Covax Vaccines

Nigeria, today, received its own consignment of the AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid19 Vaccines from Covax.

The doses approved by NAFDAC arrived Nigeria today, March 2nd, 2021 in an Emirates airline.

DR Osagie Ehanire, Nigeria’s Minister of Health; Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, National Coordinator of NCDC; Dr Faisal Shuaib, Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) were at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to receive the vaccine consignment.

#COVID19 vaccines have just arrived in Nigeria. #Nigeria has received 3.92 Million doses of the #AstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine via #COVAX. This is a historic step towards our goal to ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines globally. #VaccinEquity pic.twitter.com/YuKbmgzz8h

— WHO Nigeria (@WHONigeria) March 2, 2021

3.92 million #COVID19 vaccine doses from #COVAX have just arrived in Abuja, Nigeria🇳🇬.

This first COVID-19 vaccine shipment to Africa's most populous nation marks a huge step towards #VaccinEquity. Congratulations #Nigeria!👏🏿 pic.twitter.com/BmYcfjcsao

— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) March 2, 2021

3.92 million doses were received today as part of the first wave of arrivals in Nigeria. The deliveries will continue in the coming days and weeks.

Covax is a Gavi led initiative in collaboration with Vaccine Alliance and the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Coalition for Epidermic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).

The group is collaborating with UNICEF, World Bank, manufacturers and civil society organisations.

According to the UN, the arrival of this consignment is a step towards its objective of equitable distribution of Covid19 vaccines globally.

The project is said to be the largest vaccine procurement and supply in human history.

The New WTO-DG who was instrumental to the procurement of the vaccines has expressed joy in its arrival into Nigeria and Ghana:

Great news: Arrival of the first batch of vaccines in Abuja, Nigeria. Congratulations COVAX @Gavi @WHO @UNICEF @NphcdaNG @NCDCgov

— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala) March 2, 2021

Norway’s Ambassador Designate to Nigeria also felicitates with Nigerian citizens:

Knut Eiliv Lein@NorAmbNigeria· “Today, almost 4 mill doses of vaccines arrived in Abuja. Lots of enthusiasm at the airport with representatives from @NigeriaGov, @UNICEF_Nigeria, @WHONigeria and colleagues from other #COVAX countries. The hard work to reach out to Nigerians all over the country starts now!

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