SAN FRANCISCO, September 04, (THEWILL) – The federal government has taken delivery of samples of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Russia ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey Shebarshin delivered samples of the vaccine to Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, at his office in Abuja on Friday.
A statement by the Ministry’s Director of Information, Media, and Public Relations, Olujimi Oyetomi confirmed that the Russian envoy made the delivery during a visit to the ministry in Abuja.
The statement added that the minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire has referred the vaccines to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, and the Nigeria Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, and others for review.
Recall that the World Health Organisation, WHO had said it would review the effectiveness of the vaccine when Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, said they had approved a vaccine offering “sustainable immunity”.
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