Mhizta fredguru reporting The Federal Government has directed states administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to stop vaccination when they use half of the doses allocated to them. It was gathered that the directive was given by the Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaibu. This means that a state that was given 100,000 doses would have to stop vaccination once the doses hit 50,000 in order for those who have received their first jab to get their second. This became necessary due to a possible delay in the supply of the next batch of the AstraZeneca vaccines. The delay is caused by a surge in the demand by the European Union and a new policy by India which manufactures the vaccine. India had said last week that it would prioritise domestic vaccination for its over 1.2 billion citizens. Speaking to The PUNCH , the Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, confirmed the new directive to ...
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