States that are yet to meet certain conditions on safety
will not receive the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine.
Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary
Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), disclosed this at a media briefing at
the state house on Thursday.
“We will not be sending vaccines to the states that have not
fulfilled all of the criteria that will ensure that if the vaccines get to the
states, they are going to be safe,” he said.
Shuaib said it is necessary for security to be strengthened
around where the vaccines are stored.
“For example: we have communicated to the states that they
have to wrap up their security around their cold stores because these are very
valuable vaccines and we do not want a situation where vaccines are taken to
the states and criminal elements take advantage to vandalise these cold
stores,” he added.
Nigeria received its first batch of 3.9 million doses of
AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday.
Over two million Nigerians have already registered to be
vaccinated.
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo
will get their vaccine shots on Saturday.
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