The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has refuted claims that children in Nigeria were being administered a vaccine that contains 40 per cent mercury which was prescribed by foreign organisations.
The agency made this known in a press statement signed by its Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye and available to The PUNCH by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, on Sunday.
NAFDAC, however, said mercury is a metal and it is not used as an element or as a component of vaccines.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: