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Nigeria expects to get its first COVID-19 vaccine doses in January – CNBCAfrica.com

ABUJA, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Nigeria expects to receive its first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in January, the country’s health minister said on Wednesday, but officials…

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ABUJA, Dec 16 (Reuters) Nigeria expects to receive its first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in January, the countrys health minister said on Wednesday, but officials do not yet know which one they will get.
Africas most populous nation has not been as hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic as others on the continent such as South Africa, but it warned last week of a second wave of COVID-19 infections.
Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said that Nigeria has a working group in place to handle vaccines, and…

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