INigeria izocekela phansi imithamo eyi-1,000,000 yomgomo we-AstraZeneca

UDkt. Faisal Shuaib, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NHCDA), umemezele namuhla ukuthi izwe lizohoxisa futhi licekele phansi imithamo eyisigidi I-AstraZeneca Umuthi wokugomela i-COVID-19 obudlule usuku lokuwusebenzisa. 

Ngesonto eledlule, uhulumeni waseNigeria uqinisekise imibiko yokuthi cishe imithamo eyisigidi ye- I-AstraZeneca i-jab, izwe elaliyitholile evela e-Europe njengengxenye yohlelo lokwabelana ngomgomo we-COVAX, iphelelwe yisikhathi ngoNovemba.

Nigerian abezindaba bathi imithi yokugoma ibingakapheli amasonto amane kuya kwayisithupha okuphelelwa yisikhathi ngesikhathi ifika futhi ibingeke ikwazi ukusetshenziswa kusenesikhathi.

Ungqongqoshe wezempilo eNigeria uDkt. Osagie Ehanire phambilini wayeshilo ukuthi ukunikela ngama-jabs e-COVID-19 asalayo anempilo emfishane noma ephelelwa yisikhathi “kube yinto ekhathaza kakhulu umhlaba wonke.”

Ngokusho kwesikhulu esiphezulu sezempilo kuleli, Nigeria ngeke futhi isamukela imithi yokugoma ehlala isikhathi esifushane, njengoba benzile ngaphambilini.

Azikho izakhamizi zaseNigeria ezijovwe ngomgomo ophelelwe yisikhathi; UShuaib uqinisekise ngesikhathi kuqhubeka isithangami.

Bangu-3.900,000 kuphela abantu baseNigeria abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-211 asebegonyelwe igciwane le-COVID-19 kuze kube manje, ngokusho kukaShuaib.

Isibalo salabo abathole i-booster shot phezu kwama-jabs amabili okuqala simi kubantu abangama-496 kuphela.