Italy Donates Over 3M Doses of  Covid-19 Vaccines to Nigeria 

HEALTHDIGEST– The Government of Italy has donated over 3 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson brand of the Covid-19 vaccines to Nigeria.

As part of the global efforts in halting the Covid-19 pandemic for nations of the world to return to their normal life, the Government of Italy and European delegates donated over 3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Nigeria.

The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaibu made the announcement on his twitter account.

“Today, we took delivery of 3,002,400 doses of the Johnson and Johnson brand of the COVID-19 vaccines, a generous donation from the Government of Italy.”

“We appreciate the sincerity and commitment of the Government of Italy and European delegates to the global efforts in halting this pandemic for nations of the world to return to their normal way of life.” He added.

Shuaibu also call on eligible Nigerians who are yet to be vaccinated or who are due for their second or booster dose to please avail themselves of current opportunities to receive their COVID-19 vaccines.