The National Coordinator of Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19 Sani Aliyu says the COVID-19 vaccine will be administered to Nigerians free when vaccination begins.
Aliyu made this known on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily.
He also revealed plans by the Nigerian government on delivering and administering the vaccine and gave the assurance that Nigerians will be freely vaccinated.
“Yesterday, the President gave the PTF the mandate to proceed with preparations with regard to the vaccine.
“The President has also given us a marching order that the COVID-19 vaccine be made available in Nigeria.
According to him, the government has adequate plan on delivering and administering the vaccine and assured that Nigerians will be freely vaccinated.
“Yesterday, the President gave the PTF the mandate to proceed with preparations with regard to the vaccine. The President has also given us a marching order that the COVID-19 vaccine be made available in Nigeria.
“The COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Nigeria making use of the GAVI arrangement. We already have the assurance that we will have 20 percent of our population accommodated by GAVI, which is about 40 million Nigerians. They won’t need to pay for that (the vaccine),” Aliyu said.
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With the rollout of the Covid vaccine by leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said Nigerians may be reluctant to receive shots of the vaccines.
Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, had recently said Nigeria is expected to take delivery of Covid vaccines by January 2021.
Speaking on Wednesday, PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, said about 40 million Nigerians would be vaccinated when the country receives the first batch of vaccines.
He, however, said like the challenge faced during polio vaccinations, many Nigerians would hesitate to take Covid vaccine shots.
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The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said the reluctance of Nigerians to receive shots of the COVID-19 vaccines may be the greatest challenge it would face in combatting the global pandemic.
It would be recalled that the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, recently said Nigeria is expected to take delivery of Covid vaccines by January 2021.
The Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, while speaking on a Channels Television programme on Wednesday, said about 40 million Nigerians would be vaccinated when the country receives the first batch of vaccines.
He, however, said like the challenge faced during polio vaccinations, many Nigerians would hesitate to take Covid-19 vaccine shots.