Nigeria has received its first batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
JUST IN: The first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines has arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) March 2, 2021
In February, the AstraZeneca vaccine was approved by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for use in Nigeria.
The federal government, on Monday, asked Nigerians to register for COVID-19 vaccination via the portal of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).
As of Tuesday, 156, 017 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. Of the total cases, 133, 904 have recovered from the infection while 1915 deaths have been recorded.
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