The Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has got the nod of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for use in Nigeria.
Channels Television reports that the vaccine was recently approved by the W.H.O for emergency use.
According to the report, NAFDAC got the dossier of the vaccine a week ago, and the NAFDAC safety committee went to work immediately to evaluate it’s safety and efficacy for Nigerians.
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, also known as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, or AZD1222, is a viral vector vaccine.
Scientists used an adenovirus, originally derived from chimpanzees, and modified it with the aim of training the immune system to mount a strong response against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19).
Details shortly…
