GERMANY SUPPORTS NIGERIA WITH  5,164,643 DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINES  

GERMANY SUPPORTS NIGERIA WITH  5,164,643 DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINES 

By: James Bwala, Maiduguri 

Germany has donated a total of 5,164,643 doses of COVID-    19 vaccines to Nigeria over the  past seven weeks. 

The most recent badge arrived in Nigeria on 29 November 2021,  containing 2.240.243 doses of   Johnson & Johnson vaccines.  

THE German Ambassador to Nigeria, Birgitt Ory ON Friday said “Nobody is safe until everybody is safe. We  must continue to work together to ensure access to vaccines. 

“Therefore, Germany is a  strong supporter of COVAX as well as the co-founder and second largest donor of the Access  to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT Accelerator).” 

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According to him, the German Government is working to ensure the fair and efficient distribution of COVID-19  vaccines around the world. 

He said Germany will pass on 100 million doses, primarily to developing  countries, the majority of which will be distributed through the COVAX vaccine platform. 

“The pandemic can only be overcome if it is brought under control all over the world.  

“Germany therefore opted at an early stage to focus on finding joint responses to the pandemic in a spirit of solidarity. ” 

“Germany co-founded the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT Accelerator) last year. ACT-A promotes equitable access for all to vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics and aims to strengthen health systems throughout the world. ” He said

In addition to donating vaccines, Germany is the second largest donor to the ACT  Accelerator at present and has provided 2.2 billion Euro to date. Most of this support is  going to the international vaccine platform COVAX.  

GERMANY SUPPORTS NIGERIA WITH  5,164,643 DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINES