The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has said that it would need to carry out its own evaluation of the COVID-19 vaccines when they finally come into the country.
President of the NMA, Professor Innocent Ujah disclosed this during a television interview today, Monday 28, 2020.
“If the vaccines come to Nigeria, we need to quickly do our own evaluation of that vaccine. I cannot say with 100% certainty that in the process of developing this vaccine and the clinical trial wether any African countries were involved,” he said.
“I am not too sure but it is possible. But if not, then because of the biology, environment and our genetic composition, we need to do our clinical trial before it can be used on Nigerians.”
“While we do not question the efficacy and safety, these things vary from place to place. The responses vary from place to place,” he added.
