 The second phase of Nigeria's COVID-19 in our coalition was postponed to allow the Nigeria Agency for Food and Drug Administration carry out necessary tests and certification on the vaccines, others according to the Director General of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, who addressed the press conference in Abuja. PLOS TV Africa reporter Ungozika, HSC, monitored the briefing virtually. Nigeria will be starting the second phase of COVID vaccination on August 16, after taking delivery of four million doses of the Modena jab. At a press briefing in Abuja, the Director General of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Shuaib Faisal, explained the major reason for the delay of the second phase. Why we've had to extend or postpone the launch date of the vaccine is because we want to institute once again, in conjunction with NAVDAC, the track and trace all the way to the health facility where the vaccines will be administered. Dr. Faisal also assured Nigerians that all the brands of vaccine Nigeria is ordering are all effective, but he warned against mixing the different brands. We are aware that Nigerians would want to know if there is a prevent brand. Let me assure everyone that COVID-19 vaccines, regardless of brand, as long as they've been approved by NAVDAC, have the same safety, the same effectiveness all across the brands. However, it is pertinent to state that mixing one brand of vaccine with another brand is as first and second dose is not allowed. Data released in June showed that 2 million people had received one dose of COVID vaccine in Nigeria and 700,000 had received two. The low vaccination rate coincides with the government's decreasing awareness campaign of the coronavirus. A situation a public health expert says needs to change. We need to go to the grassroots. We can't just, I mean, how many, there's a kind of audience that is listening to me right now on TV. But there's also a kind of, but the majority of Nigerians will not be watching TV. So we need to get to their leaders. We need to get to the key entry points. I remember going to a particular location and we had to speak to the head of the Alboros to let us speak to their people and he actually helped us to mobilize their people. So that's how we get to the Nigerians. Wearing on face masks, regular hand washing, avoiding crowds. These are things that we have to keep doing. The federal government is now racing against time to get more people vaccinated, especially with the entry of the Delta variants of the coronavirus into Nigeria. Persons aged 18 and above are eligible to receive the job in Nigeria. Mgozika, Ohio, Chessie. For Plus TV, Africa. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.