Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed Nigeria has indicated interest to be part of the solidarity trial of vaccine for coronavirus (COVID-19) and that efforts are underway to start the process in the country.

The WHO Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Fiona Braka made this disclosure at the daily briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 of which she is a member.

According to her, there are rigorous processes involved in approving a vaccine for any disease adding that 89 vaccines are currently in development globally.

Braka said: “on the subject of vaccines and clinical trials for COVID-19, I will like to say that research and development is an important aspect of the response and researchers around the world are working hard on accelerating the development of vaccines and therapeutics for Covid-19.

“WHO has launched various working groups to accelerate various aspects of vaccine development.

“Together with global health actors and partners, over the past week, WHO launched the Access to Covid-19 Tools ACT Accelerator, a global collaboration to accelerate development for equitable access to new Covid-19 diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines.

“We have a total of 89 vaccines that are in development globally, including seven in clinical evaluation and several therapeutics are in clinical trials.

“WHO is committed to ensuring that as medicines and vaccines are developed, they are shared equitably with all countries and people.

“We do have the solidarity trial which is an international clinical trial to help find an effective treatment for Covid-19, launched by the WHO and partners.

“More than 100 countries have joined the solidarity trial and to date, over 1, 200 patients have been randomized from the first five countries to evaluate the safety and efficacy of full drug and drug combinations.

“Nigeria has also expressed interest to be part of this solidarity trial and efforts are underway to start the process in Nigeria”, she added.

Meanwhile the Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has urged citizens to learn to live with the COVID-19 until there is a vaccine to halt its spread.

He said “we really encourage all Nigerians, because we are at the beginning of a journey and the most likely scenario is that until we have a vaccine, we would have to learn to live with COVID-19 in our country.

“We have to tell ourselves the truth about this and encourage one another because there is no point doing that. All of us here are just as vulnerable as catching the virus as are many other people. We will do our best, but we will always have to remember that it is a virus, you cannot build a wall and anything can still happen in spite of our best efforts”, he added.

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/covid-19-who-to-commence-vaccine-trials-in-nigeria/amp/

it's a lie!!

E don set
WHO never talks about cure. All they are interested in is vaccine. Lol.

mployer:
E don set

Nobody is talking about the cure. All they are interested in is vaccine. Lol, we are not that daft.

Will some of U jus shut d hell up and allow the rest of th world do their thing since all u ppl have to contribute to a global fight is baseless embarassing conspiracies ... Have U not heard about remsirdivir currently being developed in d US? Or d Japanese drug currently undergoing clinical trials? Or in u think d west is as daft as U to not developed preventive measures as well as curative measures?

IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu have instructed everyone in Biafraland to resist any attempt to vaccinate them. That's who the people only listen to. Take the vaccine to SW and the North; supporters of One Nigeria!

Use the Political Elite as the guinea pigs please.

Nbote:


Will some of U jus shut d hell up and allow the rest of th world do their thing since all u ppl have to contribute to a global fight is baseless embarassing conspiracies ... Have U not heard about remsirdivir currently being developed in d US? Or d Japanese drug currently undergoing clinical trials? Or in u think d west is as daft as U to not developed preventive measures as well as curative measures?

There is a difference between treatment drug and a vaccine. Am sure you will gladly volunteer for the clinical trial of the vaccine when WHO brings it.

kodakat:
IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu have instructed everyone in Biafraland to resist any attempt to vaccinate them. That's who the people only listen to. Take the vaccine to SW and the North; supporters of One Nigeria!

the funny truth is that there are more cases of corona in the sw and north than in the ss and se.so u,the vaccine and both the north and west can bleep off.

saintokwuluora:

There is a difference between treatment drug and a vaccine. Am sure you will gladly volunteer for the clinical trial of the vaccine when WHO brings it.

Oga stop exposing ur ignorance in public... I'd have encouraged U to do little research but it would b a waste of both our so jus savour d bliss of ur ignorance

O! Sowore
I wish that man was Nigeria's president for just 1year.

saintokwuluora:

There is a difference between treatment drug and a vaccine. Am sure you will gladly volunteer for the clinical trial of the vaccine when WHO brings it.

oga there is difference between a vaccine and treatment drug

Nbote:


Oga stop exposing ur ignorance in public... I'd have encouraged U to do little research but it would b a waste of both our so jus savour d bliss of ur ignorance

Young man how much were you paid for all this sh*t please stop preaching your ignorance to anyone, Just delegate yourself and immediate family for the trial vaccine when its time dazzol #peace.

Start the trial on Buhari abeg

olumuyiolaoluwa:
Young man how much were you paid for all this sh*t please stop preaching your ignorance to anyone, Just delegate yourself and immediate family for the trial vaccine when its time dazzol #peace.

Too many fools on this forum.
Every drug ever produced were tested on sick people or volunteers before being approved.
You contribute nothing to the world and still won't shut up.

mployer:
E don set

Nobody is talking about the cure. All they are interested in is vaccine. Lol, we are not that daft.

We know you are not daft.
Please produce your own drugs and leave the daft scientists alone.
So many Darwin awards will be handed out in the next few months.

Nbote:


Will some of U jus shut d hell up and allow the rest of th world do their thing since all u ppl have to contribute to a global fight is baseless embarassing conspiracies ... Have U not heard about remsirdivir currently being developed in d US? Or d Japanese drug currently undergoing clinical trials? Or in u think d west is as daft as U to not developed preventive measures as well as curative measures?

My friend get lost.

What curative drugs has WHO recommended for trial?
Even the helpful hydroxylchloroquine was rejected by them.

There are a lot of curative drugs on different developmental stages. WHO has not acknowledged nor recommended anyone for trial. All they do is frighten people, tell them to go home and sit down and wait for their evil vaccine.

Xisnin:

Too many fools on this forum.
Every drug ever produced were tested on sick people or volunteers before being approved.
You contribute nothing to the world and still won't shut up.

In your head you think you are smart, In the name of what ever thing you believe in pls stop spamming me

This is beyond me. I will leave this for the experts to comment on.

WHO is just concerned about VACINE

There are many vaccines for this virus in Nigeria. Many herbal mixture producers have presented many medicines to government. The government has never considered this patriotic move because it gives no room for corruption. Corona virus in Nigeria is politicized and a sure way for our politicians to embezzle public fund.