The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has disclosed that the Canadian government has donated 2,649,600 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria.
The official handover of the donation to Nigeria was made by the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Jamie Christoff.
In his speech, the NPHCDA Executive Director, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, said the donation was critical to helping Nigeria ramp up the vaccination rollout process.
Dr. Shuaib said “Johnson & Johnson offers a single-dose opportunity for full vaccination, which means if you take one dose of the vaccine, you are regarded as a fully vaccinated person. However, we strongly recommend a booster dose after two months of taking the initial dose to strengthen your level of immunity against COVID-19. A second dose of J&J vaccine serves as the booster dose.
Shuaib also notes that 40,700,979 of the eligible population have received the first dose while 28,659,698 persons have been fully vaccinated as of August 18 while 2,666,830 of the fully vaccinated persons have received their booster doses.
