 The federal government has received 173,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, procured through the African Union, African Bank and partners, Nigeria is the 7th recipient of the vaccine. Now according to the representative of the WHO, UNICEF and Africa CDC, the vaccine is expected to increase to 15 million before December this year. We congratulate the ED of the NPCDHA and the Nigerian government for your fourth thought and preparedness to procure 29.8 million doses of Johnson & Johnson through the AFAD facility. Without that anticipation and fourth thought and good planning, we wouldn't see these doses, 177 Johnson & Johnson doses come in today. This vaccine acquisition is a unique milestone for African continent and it is the first time Africa has undertaken a procurement of this magnitude involving all member states. It is also marked the first time that the Africa Union member states have collectively purchased vaccines to safeguard the health of African population. 400 million vaccines are sufficient to immunize a third of the African people and bring Africa halfway toward the continental goal of vaccinating at least 60 percent of the population. We'll continue to count on you the media for dissemination of through and accurate information to keep Nigerians informed and educated about COVID-19 vaccination. We also hope that those who are misinforming people would begin to understand the need for Nigeria and the rest of the world to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and recover from the adversities it has imposed on our economies and social lives. You get notified about fresh news updates.