The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Wednesday, said Nigeria should be taking delivery of COVID-19 vaccine by January 2021.
He said a committee set up for that purpose was already working with a view to deciding the kind of vaccine that will be suitable for Nigeria.
Ehanire disclosed this in an interview with State House correspondents after the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.
The minister said the need to make a choice among the vaccines currently available was necessary because of the different temperatures needed to preserve them.
He said Nigeria has signed up with the World Health Organisation and the GAVI Alliance for access to vaccines immediately they are available.
While saying that the countries where they are being manufactured will naturally give their citizens priority, he expressed the hope that the pressure from the WHO and GAVI will be able to get reserves for other countries that are not manufacturing.
The minister said, “We signed up for advanced market participation in COVAX. So, if we will be able to get our own, I think it will be in January.
“But there are two types of vaccines. There are those that have to be in ultra-deep freezers – the MRA type of vaccines. That is the freezer that must give you -80 per cent type of degree.

I appreciate God and the effort made by Buhari/osinbajo in curbing this deadly and dangerous virus

We really need the vaccine with the way the numbers are skyrocketing. Kudos

This sound promising. We are in the second wave of the virus already and we can't afford the further spread; this is a pleasing news especially to the hears of the people who have contracted the virus.

While we await the cure, People should follow the guidelines and prevent further spread of the virus.

Interesting News! We are very in need of this vaccine

Good news