As the world counts down the weeks to a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine, we look at the steps that would have to be followed before the vaccine would be approved for use in Nigeria. Nigerians were treated to a day of muddled communication from health officials on 4 September 2020. The federal health ministry set the ball rolling by publicising a visit by the Russian ambassador to its Abuja offices. “Russian-made Covid-19 vaccine finally here,” it declared in a press statement widely reported by the media.
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