COVID-19: Nigerian govt admits signing up for vaccines trials
This was disclosed by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday.
WHO’s representative in Nigeria and member of the PTF on COVID-19, Dr. Fiona Braka, had last week said Nigeria had signed up for drug trial. The Minister of Health said, “We have indicated interest to the WHO to be part of the global solidarity trial of medicines being tried to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, and efforts on to also conduct research here in Nigeria. Other drugs can be added to the trials based on emerging evidence.WHO had earlierIt also revealed that medical plants like Artemisia Annua are being considered in the treatment of COVID-19.
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