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Nigeria Begins Administration of Donated U.S COVID-19 Booster Friday

Nigeria will  Friday begin the administering of the United States donated COVID-19 booster to Nigerians across the country.

Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, said this during the flag-off of COVID-19 mass vaccination for refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons at Waru internally displaced person camp, Abuja.

He said the Pfizer Bio-N-Tech vaccine would be used for the booster dose across the country.

He said: “It is pertinent to reiterate the fact that the Nigerian COVID-19 vaccination programme is science-driven.

“Evidence has shown that the booster dose further increases protection against the virus. Eligibility for the booster dose includes being 18 years and above, fully vaccinated with either two doses of AstraZeneca, Moderna or Pfizer Bio-N-Tech or a single dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. 
“The time interval before the booster dose is at least six months for these vaccines, except the Johnson and Johnson which is at least two months.”

Shuaib said as a result of the government’s commitment to all Nigerians, COVID-19 vaccines were now accessible in all public, primary, secondary, and tertiary health facilities, private health facilities, worship centres, schools, markets, motor parks, shopping malls, etc, in order to fast track social and economic recovery from COVID-19.  

He said there were sufficient doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the mass vaccination campaign.

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