Virologists and other medical experts have warned that 100 , 000 doses of the COVID - 19 vaccine the country is expecting may become useless, if proper arrangements are not made for their transportation and storage .
The experts , including the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Human Virology , Nigeria , Dr Patrick Dakum ; a medical virologist, Dr Oladipo Kolawole, and a professor of Virology at the University of Ibadan , David Olaleye , in separate interviews with The PUNCH , advised government to ensure proper storage and transportation of the vaccine to achieve its desired result.
The Director - General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research , Prof Babatunde Salako , had in an interview with Sunday PUNCH on Saturday, said there was no enough space to store the vaccine at the moment .
He also said another major challenge would be how to transport the vaccine at the temperature of - 70 degree centigrade to rural areas .
Recall that the Federal Government had two weeks ago said it was expecting 100 ,000 doses of Pfizer /BioNTech coronavirus vaccine before the end of the month .

The Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria , Dakum ; in an interview with one of our correspondents on Sunday, said the shipping and storage condition of Pfizer vaccine needed - 70 degrees Centigrade .
According to him, there must be constant power supply at the storage facilities .
He , therefore, warned that the vaccine would be useless if these conditions were not met.
Dakum said , “Nigeria must conclude a vaccination plan and have fridges on site . There ’s need for -70 freezers for storage before commencement of vaccination .
“A robust plan is needed including power back up plans at each of the vaccine storage and vaccination site . If the cold chain is compromised , the vaccine can become useless.”

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