Over 100m Nigerians to benefits COVID-19 vaccines in 2021

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has said that over 100 million Nigerians would have received the COVID-19 vaccine by March 2021.

This was stated by the NCDC director-general, Chikwe Ihekweazu on a programme today.

Ihekweazu expressed confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine saying Nigeria has been able to eliminate polio and fight smallpox through vaccines.

The NCDC DG said that efforts to educate Nigerians on the benefits of vaccines are currently going on around the country.