The administration of the Pfizer vaccine set to begin next week after the first batch of the Pfizer vaccine syringes arrive in the country tomorrow.
The 2.2 million specialised syringes will boost the the National accelerated Covid-19 vaccination campaign.
The second consignment will be arriving on Sunday with the remainder expected in the country on Monday.
“The administration of the one million Pfizer vaccine doses already in the country, which was a donation from the US government, had been delayed for lack of specialised dead space syringes that are suitable in the inoculation of those seeking to receive the vaccine type,” stated the Ministry of Health.
The country received it’s first consignment of 795,600 Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses donated by the US two weeks days ago, but the Ministry of Health has been unable to administer the doses due to lack of special syringes.
Pfizer is among five vaccines authorised vaccines for use in the country alongside AstraZeneca/Covishield, Pfizer, Moderna, Sinopharm as well as the Johnson and Johnson vaccines.
By yesterday, the country had administered 3,761,876 doses with 2,856,972 being first doses while the second doses were 904,904 representing 3.3 per cent of the country’s entire adult population.