Nigeria Okays Malaria Vaccine For Children Below Three Years - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 18, 2023
NAFDAC Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye, explained that the vaccine’s potential benefits outweigh its known and potential risks, thereby supporting the manufacturer’s recommended use.
She added that the provisional approval of the R-21 malaria vaccine makes Nigeria the second country to approve its use after Ghana.
Adeyeye, also said Nigeria is expected to get at least 100,000 doses of the vaccine in donations soon, to be coordinated by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA.
The World Health Organisation, WHO, estimate said Malaria is far more deadly than Covid-19 in Africa, saying it had killed 386,000 Africans in 2019.