National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has approved the use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria.
Director-general of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye who disclosed this during a press briefing in Lagos on Friday, said the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is under review.
She noted that the pfizer-Bio Tech vaccine was for emergency use only, as it can be stored between -15 to-25 equivalent to freezer temperature.
“We have approved Pfizer Biotech Vaccine for possible use in the country,” she said.
“Our COVID-19 vaccine team must carefully review it to make sure that the science behind it is well understood, and also in accordance with our own regulation,” Mojisola added.
