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NAFDAC Approves Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine For Emergency use
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine for immediate emergency use in Nigeria. The announcement was made in a statement issued by Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of NAFDAC. The J&J vaccine would be the third vaccine to be approved by the country’s drug…
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CBN Disburses N253.5m To COVID-19 Vaccines Researchers
The Central Bank of Nigeria said it has disbursed the sum of N253.54 million to five researchers for the development of Nigerian COVID-19 vaccines and vaccines for other diseases. The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this saying that the apex bank has spent the sum of N85.89 billion on its Health Sector Intervention Facility…