The Federal Government on Wednesday destroyed over one
million doses of expired Astrazeneca vaccines donated to combat COVID-19 in the
country.
Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary
Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), led the destruction of the vaccines at
Gosa Dumpsite near the Idu Railway Station, Abuja.
According to him, about 1,066,214 doses of the expired
AstraZeneca vaccines were withdrawn from across the country for destruction.
“As you can see these vaccines have now been deposited by
the Abuja Environmental Protection Agency.
“We have come through in our promise to all Nigerians to be
transparent in our delivery of the COVID-19 vaccines.
“These vaccines did not expire before we took the decision
to withdraw and destroy them. Today is an opportunity for Nigerians to have
further faith in our vaccination programme.
“We worked with our sister agency, the National Agency for
Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, who took the decision to
destroy these expired vaccines.
“The work that we do is the work that requires trust. It is
a sacred trust that has been bestowed on us by the generalizing generality of
Nigerians and hold that trust to be true,” he added.
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