By John Ikani
The Federal Government has announced that it has postponed the administration of the second phase of the coronavirus vaccine doses.
The postponement was announced by the Director of Press, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Willie Bassey.
It comes after the OSGF had announced that the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 PSC, is set to begin the administration of the over four million doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by the United States of America on Tuesday.
In a notice on Sunday, Bassey said the exercise had been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.
The notice titled, ‘Postponement of phase II of national vacation programme,’ reads, “This is to announce the postponement of the national flag-off exercise of phase II vaccination programme earlier scheduled for Tuesday this week due to unforeseen circumstances.
“A new date will be communicated, please.”
What you should know
Nigeria has since exhausted the four million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to kick off its nationwide inoculation programme.
The Moderna vaccine received on Sunday, is mRNA type of vaccine manufactured and developed by Moderna, NIAID. Two shots of the vaccine are administered through intramuscular injection, 28 days apart.
The Moderna vaccine has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and approved by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) as safe and effective based on data from large-scale clinical trials.
