The federal government says there are no short-shelf doses of COVID-19 vaccine donations in Nigeria.
COVAX said this feat was amidst supply shortages, export bans, intense competition and logistical challenges in many countries.
The vaccine is produced by the Serum Institute of India, under licence from Novavax, and will now be part of the COVAX facility portfolio.
ACDC head John Nkengasong said on Thursday that the institute created distrust that affected the demand for the vaccines.
Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, says about $29 million has been spent procuring 40 million doses of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines for Nigerians
Mr Shuaib appealed to persons 18 years and above and unvaccinated to simply walk into the nearest vaccination site to take their COVID-19 vaccine.
Home to more than 1.2 billion people, so far, just two countries in Africa have reached the 40 per cent target, the lowest of any region.
NPHCDA has disclosed that 2,897,201 eligible persons had taken the jab across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Under the Solidarity PLUS programme, the therapies – artesunate, imatinib and infliximab – will be tested on hospitalised COVID-19 patients in 52 countries.
A official said the postponement was due to some unforeseen circumstances.
