The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC) has approved the use of AstraZeneca Vaccine for use in Nigeria.
At a news briefing today, February 18 in Abuja, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, said that NAFDAC got the dossier of the vaccine a week ago, while its safety committee went to work immediately to evaluate its safety and efficacy for Nigerians.
She said that the vaccine could be stored in two to eight degrees Centigrade, adding that there are three additional vaccines undergoing evaluation.
Astrazeneca Vaccine was recently approved by the World Health Organization for emergency use to curtail the spread of COVID-19
