The federal government of Nigeria has authorized a Covid-19 booster for all Nigerians through the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC).
According to the executive director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Mr. Faisal Shuaib stated that the dose is valid for those who have completed the two doses of Moderna, Pfizer Bio-N-Tech, AstraZeneca, or one dose of Johnson and Johnson.
In his full words, he said;
“Time interval of two months or more after receiving the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
“Consequent upon the above, eligible Nigerians are advised to visit the nearest health facility or mass vaccination sites for their booster doses as from Dec.10, 2021, across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT.”
“The list of the vaccination sites is available on the NPHCDA website. The decision reached was for the administration of booster doses for those that had completed the two doses of Moderna, Pfizer Bio-N-Tech, AstraZeneca, or one dose of Johnson and Johnson.”
“For more information, contact the NPHCDA COVID-19 call center on 07002201122 for assistance,”