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We Need N400bn For COVID-19 Vaccine – Minister Of Health Reveals (Details below)
He said about N400 billion would be required to vaccinate 70 per cent of Nigeria’s over 200 million population at $8 per person.
Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire
In a briefing with the senate leadership in Abuja, The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, revealed that the federal government needs about N400 billion for COVID-19 vaccines.
He said the federal government is ready for a COVID-19 vaccine that will save lives. He said about N400 billion would be required to vaccinate 70 per cent of Nigeria’s over 200 million population at $8 per person.
The minister added that N156 billion will be needed in 2021 while N200 billion will be used for vaccination in 2022. On the issue of storage, the minister explained that the COVID-19 vaccines will be stored in the same storage facilities (cold chains) used to store the polio vaccines.
Responding, Senate President Ahmad Lawan,expressed lack of confidence in the ability of the federal ministry of health to effectively store and distribute the COVID-19 vaccines when they arrive in the country.
He said the national assembly is ready to support funding of the vaccines, but added that more needs to be done on the part of the ministry.
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