The Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has said the agency has approved use of Pfizer COVID-19 in Nigeria.
The approval is coming a few months after it gave a nod for the use of the Oxford-Astrazeneca jabs.
NAFDAC Boss made the disclosure during a virtual meeting on Friday in Abuja, explaining the vaccine is for emergency use.
Earlier in March, Nigeria had received 3.9 million doses of the Astranezeneca jabs and flagged off the vaccination exercise during an event organized by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) in Abuja.
According to her, “I think that is about the best news we’ve heard since,” said medical doctor, Ngong Cyprian, the first person to take the vaccine in Nigeria. “I only wished my dad had had this vaccine, maybe months ago or so. We lost him but we thank God, and the fight is still on and we will win”.
Since the vaccination campaign began, over 600, 000 persons have taken the jab, as the country records a lower number of infections.
