Posted on: Sun 27-12-2020

As the country continues to grapple with the second wave of the corona virus which has killed 1,247 Nigerians so far, the National Coordinator, Presidential Task force on COVID-19 Dr Sanni Aliyu has said on a television program last week that the the COVID-19 vaccine would be available in the new year 

According to the National coordinator, the vaccines would be free of charge when the new administration commences vaccinations but with a catch: 'Nigerians will pay for 'operations and other logistics associated with it'. 

Speculations have fueled what the cost of the vaccine would be but he did not say how much this would cost.

Aliyu also noted that only 20 percent of the total population of Nigeria (200 million) would get the vaccine in 2021 and another 20 to 40 percent in the next two years, thus 160 million Nigerian would not get the vaccine in 2021

Aliyu however warned: “Even though we have the vaccine tomorrow, in Nigeria, the virus will not go away unless we employ protective measures. “Overall it takes more than a month to have immunity but we will continue to update the public in that regard”. 

On how long it will take for the vaccine to be delivered to Nigeria from the US, he explained: “We hope it is not going to take until March

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