The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Jide Idris, has stated that 10,000 doses of vaccine for mpox control may arrive in Nigeria in September.
Idris explained that the doses would be prioritised and distributed by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency to only vulnerable populations and high-risk groups.
While pointing that the exact date of arrival of the vaccine was unknown, he noted that the doses would be insufficient for a country with a population exceeding 200 million people.
The NCDC DG added that the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention was expecting approximately 10 million doses of the vaccine and might allocate two million doses to Nigeria if a request was made.
He emphasised that the vaccine was intended for emergency use on vulnerable populations and regions currently experiencing high rates of the disease.
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