• Latest
  • Trending

Children will not receive Covid-19 Vaccines in Nigeria – FG

2 weeks ago

Buhari to Nigerians: Present yourselves for COVID-19 vaccine, I’ve received mine

25 mins ago

South East PDP delegates elect Zonal EXCOS

1 hour ago

Video: President Buhari, VP Osinbajo receive COVID-19 Vaccines

2 hours ago

Full text of President Buhari’s speech at COVID-19 Vaccination ceremony

2 hours ago

BREAKING: Buhari, Osinbajo receive COVID-19 Vaccine

3 hours ago

Armed Bandits attack Aviation Quarters, abduct family of six, three Others in Kaduna

4 hours ago

Police rescue Seven abducted Commuters in Osun

5 hours ago

How I tested positive for COVID-19, relieved 72 hours later – Obasanjo

5 hours ago

Breaking: Fuel tanker explodes at NNPC filling Station, Alagbole

5 hours ago

Ondo court jails man for life over rape of four teenagers

19 hours ago

Sokoto Police Commissioner Visit Tara Community where Bandits Killed 13 Persons

19 hours ago

Obaseki inspects Vaccine storage facilities

20 hours ago
  • HOME
  • ADVERT RATE
  • Privacy Policy
  • CONTACT US
TVC News
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Shows
  • Video
No Result
View All Result
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Livestream
Advertise Here
TVC News
No Result
View All Result

Children will not receive Covid-19 Vaccines in Nigeria – FG

February 23, 2021
in Health, News, Nigeria
2 min read
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Nigerian government has explained why children in the country will not be receiving the approved COVID-19 vaccines when it finally arrives.

The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, while speaking at Monday’s weekly briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, said the vaccines have not been proven to be safe for children.

“What the evidence has shown is that the vaccines have been tried in individuals above 16 years of age for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine and above 18 years in the Oxford- AstraZeneca vaccine,” Mr Shuaib said.

“The guidance is that these are the only individuals that it is safe to try the vaccines on.”

He noted that data is being gathered on the effects of COVID-19 on children.

Advertisement

“However, from the data that has been shared by the NCDC, people who are most affected by COVID-19 are those that are adults or those that have co-morbidity, especially the elderly,” he said.

Nigeria is set to receive four million doses of the approved Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines as the first batch of vaccines is expected in the country.

The government had said it aims to vaccinate about 109 million of its population against COVID-19 over a period of two years.

It, however, said only eligible population from 18 years and above, including pregnant women, will be vaccinated.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) recently approved the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in Nigeria with vaccination expected to begin by the end of February.

Advertisement

Nigeria has recorded over 150,000 COVID-19 cases and over 1,800 deaths from the virus.

Mr Shuaib reiterated that the country has the capacity to store and manage the expected vaccines, with the cold chain requirements of +2 °C to +8°C.

“The vaccines will be stored in Walk-in Cold Rooms (WICR) at the National, Zonal and state levels. At the LGA level, the vaccines will be stored in vaccine refrigerators and at Health facilities with Solar Direct Drive Cold Chain Equipment,” he said.

He said approximately 7,500 political wards in the country have Solar Direct Drive (SDD) refrigerators to store vaccines even where there is no electricity supply.

“The remaining political wards that do not have these in their facilities are currently been fed by installation agents that have assured us that the process will be completed by the end of this year.

Advertisement

“With the trend in the rate of installations, we have no reason to doubt their ability to deliver on this task. In the meantime, those wards without SDDs will be supported from neighbouring health facilities,” Mr Shuaib noted.

Tags: AstraZeneca vaccineCovid-19 vaccineOxford/Biontech Vaccine
SendShareTweetShare

Related Posts

News

Obaseki inspects Vaccine storage facilities

20 hours ago
Health

National vaccination launch: Health care workers and supporting staff priority

1 day ago
News

COVID-19: Buhari, Osinbajo to take vaccine on Saturday- NPHCDA

2 days ago
News

Edo State receives Covid-19 Vaccines

3 days ago
Health

Nigeria to receive Covid-19 Vaccine on Tuesday – SGF

6 days ago
News

COVID-19: NAFDAC approves AstraZeneca Vaccine for use in Nigeria

2 weeks ago




TVC News Nigeria

© 2020 TVC News
First with Breaking News
All Rights Reserved

Navigate Site

  • HOME
  • ADVERT RATE
  • Privacy Policy
  • CONTACT US

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Shows
  • Video

© 2020 TVC News
First with Breaking News
All Rights Reserved

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

quality online essay writing service