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NAFDAC Approves Pfizer-Biotech COVID-19 Vaccine For Use In Nigeria

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Friday approved the use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria.

This is coming few months after it gave authorization for the use of the “Oxford-Astrazeneca jabs” in the country.

Announcing this at a press conference in Lagos, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye explained that the “Pfizer-Bio Tech vaccine” was for emergency use only.

She added that the vaccine can now be stored between -15 to-25 equivalent to freezer temperature.

 

Source:- Vanguard

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