Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said the country should start a discussion on how to ramp up capacity to be able to manufacture vaccines locally.

Nigeria – and most African countries – has been largely left stranded as countries such as the US, UK, Russia, and China roll-out mass vaccination programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The country is expected to take delivery of some 100,000 vaccine shots by the end of January, but that is a drop in the ocean, in relation to the population.

Nigeria is estimated to be home to over 200 million people.

“We are at a point where we can gain tremendously as a people from this pandemic and a lot of what has been said will really help in putting this in perspective for us as government, so we can actually go out and resolve many of these problems and improve the environment for ourselves, and for the coming generations in particular,” Osinbajo said, as quoted in a statement released by his media aide, Laolu Akande.

The Vice President continued: “I think that we must be talking now about local vaccine production, improving the training of laboratory scientists, and generally improving our capacity to respond in various ways.

“We must really focus on the opportunities that this period really gives us. What I have noticed is that unless something like this happens, we are very frequently relaxed and just hope for the best. I think we are in a position now where we can do a lot. In fact, there is an opportunity to do more in terms of government funding.

“So, I think this is a major responsibility for us, the government, at this time, to really look at how we can, at least, do much better in terms of preparing young men and women for the challenges ahead. This point was also made about the quality of laboratory scientists and the quality of medical personnel and paramedics and all that.”

https://www.channelstv.com/2021/01/14/we-must-start-talking-about-local-vaccine-production-osinbajo/

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who and who is going to produce the vaccine

Nigeria now record covid19 in thausands now compared to previous hundreds recorded daily in the previous month's. In africa, we should be amongst the priority, government cant afford another lockdown

I can't use such Vaccines .. our main researchers are ASUU Professors who spend more time striking than they do at the lab researching

That's the way to go.
This man thinks million miles ahead of most Nigerian

Even if dey produce the local vaccine... We all know u people in quote will not use it.... We have hospitals here r, do you use them? I don't think so. We have places of attractions here, do u go there? I don't think so.. We have banks here, do u keep money there? I don't think so. We have made in Nigeria products here, do u use them? I don't think so. We have schools here, do u use them? I don't think so. The only thing I know that Nigeria has and u use is money... Anything outside that is counterfeit..

I'll bet on madagascar to produce a vaccine than to bet on Nigeria.....

This ticket no sure!!

I'll bet on madagascar to produce a vaccine than to bet on Nigeria.....

This ticket no sure!!

When our microbiologists are not found in the hospital the most fortunate are lecturers while the rest are teaching biology in secondary schools or learning a skill in another field. Do we even have immunologist or Heamatologist that are sound enough to work in the lab or do we even have standard labs for research. This man must be joking.

Nigeria now record covid19 in thausands now compared to previous hundreds recorded daily in the previous month's. In africa, we should be amongst the priority, government cant afford another lockdown