Federal government has received 3.2 million doses of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines from the Italian government.
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib made this known during a press conference in Abuja.
According to him, Nigeria has fully vaccinated a little above 13.5 million people with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, representing 12.2 percent of the eligible population in the country.
“As of today, we have fully vaccinated 13.5 million persons; this represents approximately 12.2 percent of our total eligible population. Meanwhile, 23 million have taken the first dose of the vaccine,” he stated.
He said over 23 million people who have received their first doses are yet to take their second jab, a situation the Nigerian government hopes to improve with the rollout of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, which is a single shot.
Dr. Faisal Shuaib who thanked the Italian government for the donation, assured that federal government would ensure other Nigerians are vaccinated against the covid disease.