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COVID-19: Experts worry over challenges as Nigeria rolls out vaccines On FG awaits additional 42m doses from Africa Union By Sola Ogundipe & Gabriel Olawale With the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign weekend in Nigeria, the plan to vaccinate over 70 percent of the population between 2020 and 2021 began in earnest. The roll-out began at the National Hospital Abuja following a positive outcome of the final assessment by the  National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC. Last Tuesday, Nigeria received 3.92 million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, being the first shipment of 16 million doses allocated to the country through the COVAX Facility to vaccinate 20 percent of the population.

Abuja federal capital territoryYemi osibajoSola ogundipe gabriel olawaleMohammadu buhariFaisal shuaibOlugbenga falabiCasmir ifeanyiNigeria medical associationNational hospital abujaVaccine allianceCoalition for epidemic preparedness innovationsWhile the nigeria centre for diseaseGovernment of the federationPresidential taskNational agency for foodDrug administration