Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday asked that Nigeria, being the biggest country in Africa, be given priority in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine once it is ready.
His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, in a statement made available to journalists, quoted the Vice President as making the call during a virtual meeting which Federal Government officials had with representatives of Pfizer and Biotech, the international pharmaceutical firms promoting the BNT162 vaccine.
The statement was titled “COVID-19 vaccine: Health and safety of Nigerians is Buhari administration’s priority -VP Osinbajo.”
Akande quoted Osinbajo as saying, “It is important for us that we are prioritised –as the largest country in Africa – in the distribution of the best COVID-19 vaccine when it is eventually ready.”
