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HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/NIGERIA-VACCINE:Nigeria expects 41 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from African Union
By Alexis Akwagyiram
LAGOS, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Nigeria expects to receive 41 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from the African Union, the head of the country’s primary healthcare agency said on Monday, while the health minister said vaccines from Russia and India were being considered.
Authorities in Africa’s most populous country, which has 200 million people, plan to inoculate 40% of the population this year and another 30% in 2022.
The African Union initially secured 270 million COVID-19 vaccine…
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