On Wednesday, the Federal Government stated that it destroyed expired COVID-19 vaccines totaling 1,660,242 doses.
The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) Dr. Faisal Shuaib, speaking shortly before destroying the vaccines at the Idu Dumpsite in the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja stated that the government took the action not only to safeguard the health of Nigerians but to also engender trust in the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
Also speaking during the handover of the expired vaccines, Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojishola Adeyeye, said as part of the mandate of the agency, it had taken up the responsibility of destroying the expired COVID-19 vaccines.
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