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The NAFDAC DG noted that the vaccine is for emergency use.
The approval is coming over two months after the agency greenlit the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in the country.
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Nigeria received close to 4.5 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine 3.94 million delivered via the United Nations-led COVAX facility, while others are donations from India and private organisations.
The rollout began on March 5, and according to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA),
Faisal Shuaib, executive director of NPHCDA, had said 8,439 Nigerians reported mild side effects after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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On April 26, the federal government announced that it was
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