“We need to mature and mobilise local talents and invest in local pharmaceutical manufacturing.” Vaccine LocalVaccine Nigeria COVID19 Coronavirus
As at Monday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control had disclosed 675 new cases of coronavirus in the country, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 20,919 with 7,109 persons discharged and 525 recorded deaths.
Also, a Chinese company, yesterday, reported positive early data from human trials of a vaccine against the virus. In a report published by Daily Mail, Sinovac Biotech Limited said ‘CoronaVac’ is safe and capable of triggering an immune response. It was said to have induced neutralising antibodies in more than 90 per cent of trial participants two weeks after they had received the jab.
Dr. Chimezie Anyakora reinforced the caution, noting that Nigeria could not afford continued dependence on external support for public health expertise and medical products. “We need to mature and mobilise local talents and invest in local pharmaceutical manufacturing. We need to have a paradigm shift and work towards building a resilient system,” said the pharmaceutical chemist and Project Lead of Bloom Public Health.
“The time to fold our hands and get dispatch of technologies from overseas may be getting over gradually. Africans, and indeed Nigerians, must be passionate with vigorous pursuit of getting it right as we harness all our intellectual and natural capabilities to develop our nation,” he said. On his part, an epidemiologist, Dr. Anthony Nwaoney, stressed that what the Federal Government, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 , the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and other institutes should do is close ranks and carry out more research on the pandemic.
A consultant pharmacognosist and Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Bioresources Development Group, Prof. Maurice Iwu, said: “It is a very interesting and exciting development. The report of the multi-centre clinical trials is a major breakthrough in the fight against this pandemic. It will definitely encourage more work in that direction.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
No state in Nigeria is COVID-19 free - NCDC - Daily Post NigeriaThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has declared that no state in the country is COVID-19 free. This was announced by NCDC's Director-General,
Read more »
Nigeria confirms 453 new cases of COVID-19, 533 deaths - Daily Post NigeriaNigeria on Tuesday confirmed four hundred and fifty-two, 452, cases of coronavirus. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, disclosed the figure on
Read more »
Buhari govt reveals major threat to fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria - Daily Post NigeriaThe Federal Government on Monday pointed out a major threat to the fight against Coronavirus in Nigeria. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the
Read more »
No state in Nigeria is free of COVID-19 -- NCDC | Premium Times NigeriaMr Ihekweazu's statement is against the current background that Cross River was the only state yet to record a case of the virus.
Read more »
BREAKING: COVID-19 cases in Nigeria now 21,371 - The Nation NigeriaThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that the record for the COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has risen to 21,371.
Read more »
Nigeria records 452 new COVID-19 infections | Premium Times NigeriaEight deaths were recorded from the virus on Tuesday.
Read more »