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Government alerts Nigerians to fake COVID-19 vaccines from China

Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Honourable Minister for Health

*The Federal Government says to prevent the importation of fake vaccines into the country, the Nigeria Customs Service has designated Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, as the “only” Point of Entry for imported COVID-19 vaccines

Alexander Davis | ConsumerConnect

Referencing a report indicating that the fake COVID-19 vaccines are already in circulation in parts of Africa, the Federal Government of Nigeria has raised an alarm over counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines on the continent.

ConsumerConnect gathered the government stated that about 3,000 of the fake vaccines, which were Africa-bound from China, had been stopped.

Dr. Adebimpe Adebiyi, Director of Hospital Services of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), disclosed the development in a letter dated March 26, 2021, to the Chief Medical Directors (CMDs)/Medical Directors (MDs) of Federal Tertiary Health Institutions.

The Director stated: “The ministry is in receipt of a letter from the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 regarding the arrest of about 3,000 doses of fake COVID-19 vaccines which were Africa-bound from China.

“The report further indicates that the fake COVID-19 vaccines are already in circulation in Africa.”

Dr. Adebiyi further said: “To prevent the importation of fake vaccines, kindly note that the Nigeria Customs Service has designated Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport as the only Point of Entry (PoE) for imported COVID-19 vaccines.

“I am, therefore, to bring this to your notice and dispel any possibility of COVID-19 vaccines being available for sale or being administered by any unauthorised institution….”

In connection with the letter on the scam COVID-19 Vaccines in circulation on the African continent, a top source in the FMoH confirmed that the letter is authentic, and emanated from the Ministry to the CMDs and MDs of Federal Tertiary Health Institutions across the country, reports The Nation.

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