{"id":37931,"date":"2020-12-22T08:33:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T08:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=37931"},"modified":"2020-12-22T08:33:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T08:33:13","slug":"fg-needs-n400bn-to-vaccinate-70-of-nigerians-against-covid-19-ehanire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=37931","title":{"rendered":"FG needs N400bn to vaccinate 70% of Nigerians against COVID-19 \u2013Ehanire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Osagie-Ehanire-Health-minister.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Government needs about N400 billion to vaccinate 70 percent of Nigeria\u2019s 211 million population against COVID-19; so says the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister of Health who revealed this on Monday while briefing the Senate leadership on the Federal Government plans to procure COVID-19 vaccines for citizens said that the sum of N156 billion will be needed in 2021, N200 billion in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/health-minister-ehanire-worries-over-low-covid-19-testing\/\">Ehanire<\/a>, the government was substantially ready for a successful COVID-19 vaccination to save the lives of the citizens especially with the second wave of the virus sweeping across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ehanire also urged the Senate to have confidence in the plan for COVID-19 vaccine campaign noting that a country which had successfully fought polio would use the same storage facilities (cold chains) to store the COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, \u201cAbout N400 billion would be required to vaccinate 70 percent of Nigeria\u2019s 211 million population at eight dollars per person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cN156 billion will be needed in 2021, while N200 billion in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While reacting to the comments made by the Minister of Health, President of the Senate,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/i-urge-every-nigerian-to-continue-to-stand-with-buhari-lawan\/\">Ahmad Lawan<\/a>&nbsp;said the National Assembly was ready to support the funding of adequate vaccines to save Nigerians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawan however noted that Ehanire must convince the parliament that they had adequate facilities and manpower to protect the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have not been convinced with your presentation that we are ready to bring in the vaccines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou have to do much more to convince me that we are ready,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government needs about N400 billion to vaccinate 70 percent of Nigeria\u2019s 211 million population against COVID-19; so says the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire. 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