The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that Nigeria has expressed interest to be part of the global solidarity trial of the vaccines being developed to tackle COVID-19 pandemic and efforts are underway to start the process in the country. The Officer in charge, WHO Nigeria and member of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr. Fiona Braka, said this on Friday in Abuja, at the 24th joint national briefing of the committee. She also said that 89 vaccines are being developed globally, including seven in clinical evaluation and several therapeutics in clinical trials to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. She said, “Nigeria has also expressed interest to be part of this solidarity trial and efforts are underway to start the process in Nigeria too.”

According to her, on the subject of vaccines and clinical trials for Covid-19, research and development is an important aspect of the response and researchers around the world are working hard on accelerating the development of vaccines and therapeutics for Covid-19. She said the WHO has launched various working groups to accelerate various aspects of vaccine development.

“Together with global health actors and partners, over the past week, WHO launched the Access to Covid-19 Tools ACT Accelerator, a global collaboration to accelerate development for equitable access to new Covid-19 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines. “We have a total of 89 vaccines that are in development globally, including seven in clinical evaluation and several therapeutics are in clinical trials. WHO is committed to ensuring that as medicines and vaccines are developed, they are shared equitably with all countries and people.

“We do have the solidarity trial which is an international clinical trial to help find an effective treatment for Covid-19, launched by the WHO and partners. More than 100 countries have joined the solidarity trial and to date, over 1,200 patients have been randomized from the first five countries to evaluate the safety and efficacy full drug and drug combinations,” Braka said.

Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/covid-19-who-to-commence-vaccine-trials-in-nigeria.html

smh

We dnt trust our government

Hmm ok o!

Good one

Can we get to talk to the agency who indicated the interest for us? We want to thank them in public.

Vaccine dt wii nt be available till Next year,

If USA dnt trust WHO shhd Nigeria trust erm... WHO seems to be Chinas' Boys now oe so it seems

Who is W. H. O

What about Wuhan where it all started or Italy, US? Why Nigeria? On top which person head? So are we truly Guinea pigs? It seems the WHO/Bill Gates conspiracy is true esp.with the HOR hurried passage of the vaccination bill.

Kano don suffer.

Ah beg make they start am there o.
Nigeria government is looking for a way to earn cheap popularity.
I swear top politicians and there family will not make themselves available for the trial.

Last last, poor will suffer this.

People be Extremely with the so called W.H.O Globalist Vaccine!

There is more than meets the eye!

As for Me!! No one put that thing on me

What !!!!! It's clear our govt officials have been bribed !!!! No wonder that NDDC man was given an appointment by the WHO recently ... NIGERIANS must stand in solidarity against this vaccine trial and insist it must be tested in WUHAN

Who do us this thing...why we no get president naa?

blackpanda:
Good one

wat is good abt it?

If it is the solution to the problem I don't mind if they start it in Nigeria especially in north

I really don't know if these youths don't read or they read but fail to understand. The article is self explanatory, there are countries who have started to develop vaccines for Covid 19 on their own. Nigeria would soon be granted/ listed among these countries to develop vaccines for Covid 19.
The WHO Representative, was clear enough on PTF Covid 19 on Channels TV yesterday.
89 countries have started developing vaccines for Covid 19.
Nigeria has just joined the countries to develop the vaccines, that means Prof IWu and others can develop vaccines for Covid 19.
Nigeria youths only watch Africa magic .
The news was repeated several times on Channels TV and Ait yesterday

naijanaso:
Who do us this thing...why we no get president naa?

Do you read the article at all? Scientists from diiferent 89 countries have been granted go ahead to develop Covid 19 vaccines. Nigeria scientists have just been listed to be among the countries to develop vaccines for Covid 19. Is there anything wrong in that?

Racoon:
What about Wuhan where it started or Italy, US? Why Nigeria? On top which person head? So were are truly Guinea pigs?

May God help the Nigerian youths. Do you read the article atall? Nigeria scientists have just been included / listed as additional country to develop vaccines for Covid 19. Is that not a plus for the country

SadiqBabaSani:
wat is good abt it?

Nigerian scientists are being recognized just like other 89 scientists counterparts from different countries . Nigeria scientists have just been included to develop vaccines for Covid 19 by WHO.

Chosen1984:
People be Extremely with the so called W.H.O Globalist Vaccine!

There is more than meets the eye!

As for Me!! No one put that thing on me

But the article says Nigeria scientists should also go ahead to develop vaccines for Covid 19 as other 89 countries have already started

Make them test am first for northern States, if it work try other West African nation b4 South East

I know my opinion will be repelled by many people but to be candid, Africans must also contribute to the vaccine development, if we really want to benefit. Africans have being boiling on social media over the suggestion of vaccine trial in Africa by an European scientist. Government of many countries, billionaires, philanthropist, rich individuals and many ordinary people are contributing and donating billions of dollars to this ongoing research. Our government and billionaires can never donate a kobo, instead they are still cashing out and siphoning fund for this Covid19.
If we can't contribute monetarily, we are to contribute in the other way.
It is just as if people are contributing to cook a certain food and you stretch your leg waiting for them to finish, so that you can eat for from it. 'Who does that? '
If you can't contribute to buy the ingredients, at least you must contribute in the cook process.

that is if USA does not enter the market before September or November. Then it is any body to take

This one serious o

ridonebabat:
I know my opinion will be repelled by many people but to be candid, Africans must also contribute to the vaccine development, if we really want to benefit. Africans have being boiling on social media over the suggestion of vaccine trial in Africa by an European scientist. Government of many countries, billionaires, philanthropist, rich individuals and many ordinary people are contributing and donating billions of dollars to this ongoing research. Our government and billionaires can never donate a kobo, instead they are still cashing out and siphoning fund for this Covid19.
If we can't contribute monetarily, we are to contribute in the other way.
It is just as if people are contributing to cook a certain food and you stretch your leg waiting for them to finish, so that you can eat for from it. 'Who does that'
If you can contribute to buy the ingredients, at least you must contribute in the cook process.

That is what the article has just said unfortunately most of Nigerian youths don't read to understand

dirtydiva:
Make them test am first for northern States, if it work try other West African nation b4 South East

And when they are taking many bags of rice and grain to the north you were complaining, don't you know guinea pigs must be well fed.
Do you think they will take the vaccine to Lagos or Abuja for trial. lol

ridonebabat:

And when they are taking many bags of rice and grain to the north you were complaining, don't you know guinea pigs must be well fed.
Do you think they will take the vaccine to Lagos or Abuja for trial. lol

Make them enjoy there, coronavirus even followed the trend from fed govt to marginalise south east, seems both of them did a wonderful business on where to hit and where to calm down

Tell WHO to tell Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci to test the vaccines on their kids first

Is this the reason they want to rush the NCDC bill?

We have s very desperately hungry nation... Alot will allow themselves to b used as guinea pigs for just 1k.... It's cheaper for them as trump no gree sponsor them again

When you don't contribute anything to the world, you have to accept anything thrown at you

StrikeBack:
When you don't contribute anything to the world, you have to accept anything thrown at you

Unfortunately you only read the headline