Covid-19 : US Donates 3.5m Vaccine Doses To Nigeria

BoomRadioNG | October 15, 2021

Another 3.5 million doses of Pfizer vaccine have arrived in Nigeria from The United States.

The shipment, according to a statement from the U.S. embassy, arrived on Thursday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.

U.S. Mission in Nigeria

The statement states: “The U.S. Mission in Nigeria is pleased to announce the arrival of 3,577,860 doses of Pfizer vaccine for the public health and benefit of the Nigerian people through COVAX, the worldwide initiative ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.

“The U.S. shipment arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on October 14. The shipment will bring the total number of U.S.-bilaterally donated doses to Nigeria to over 7.5 million. The U.S. also contributed to the first multilateral donation of AstraZeneca vaccine in March 2021. Overall, COVAX has provided Nigeria with over 10 million doses to date.

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
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“Safe and effective vaccines are our best tool to ending the pandemic. The United States has pledged to purchase and donate 1.1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide, and to date has delivered more than 180 million doses to more than 100 countries.”

The latest shipment brings the total number of U.S.-bilaterally donated doses to Nigeria to over 7.5 million.

Ademola Adejuwon