The much celebrated Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine has arrived Nigeria.
The Russia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey Shebarshin, delivered the samples of the vaccine believed to have capacity to provide “sustainable immunity” against the lethal coronavirus to the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, during a visit to the ministry in Abuja.
The ministry explained in a statement by its Director of Information, Media, and Public Relations, Olujimi Oyetomi that the Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora; top management of the Health Ministry and other Nigerian Scientists were part of the team that received the vaccine.
This was contained in a statement signed by the ministry’s Director of Information, Media, and Public Relations, Olujimi Oyetomi.
The statement was titled, ‘Russian Federation Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Alexey L. Shebarshin on courtesy visit to Nigeria’s Health Ministers, Russian-made COVID-19 Vaccine finally here.’
Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, had said his country approved a vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the lethal coronavirus.
The World Health Organisation had subsequently said it would review the effectiveness of the vaccine.
Ehanire on Friday also said the vaccine would be “quickly referred” to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control as well as the Nigeria Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, amongst other agencies, for review and possible validation.
The need for a vaccine has become more urgent globally and nationally with Nigeria recording over 50,000 COVID-19 infections and over 1,000 associated fatalities, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
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