Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) says about 2.3 million Nigerians registered for the COVID-19 vaccinations in just less than 24 hours.
Citizens were able to sign through an online portal launched on Monday.
“I can tell you that there is a lot of excitement,” said Dr. Faisal during a television interview with Nigeria’s Channels Television. “I know some people have their concerns and we are trying but I want to give you an example of the enthusiasm that Nigerians are showing around wanting to take these vaccines, around midday on Monday when we launched the e-registration platform, in less than 24 hours, we already had up to 2.3m Nigerians who had registered, and that number continues to increase.”
The Executive Director explained that NPHCDA has already put plans in place for the rollout of the vaccine and is only waiting for the approval of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
Nigeria on Tuesday received close to four million COVAX AstraZeneca vaccines, making it the third country in the world to receive the free COVAX vaccines.