Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the first effective Coronavirus vaccine developed by a pharmaceutical company, Pfizer and BioNTech.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Albert Bourla, the Chairman of Pfizer, announced that the arrival of the vaccine after a successful human trial phase.
He said that results from the trial show that the vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting infected. Bourla added that the company will be able to supply 50 million doses by the end of 2020, and around 1.3 billion by the end of 2021.
Reacting to the development in a statement on Monday, Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, the President has expressed his delight over the new COVID-19 vaccine. The President described the development as a major milestone in medical advancement.
President Buhari also called for equitable access and distribution of the product to protect people in all countries, warning against hoarding or illegal diversion of the product. He reiterated his earlier call that “only a People’s Vaccine with equality and solidarity at its core can protect all of humanity and get our societies safely running again.
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Let’s those senators and minister take the vaccine first with evidence.