Govt imported least effective coronavirus vaccine for Nigerians - Dino Melaye

A former Senator, Dino Melaye, has slammed the Nigerian government for importing AstraZeneca, the least effective coronavirus vaccine approved by the World Health Organisation for its citizens.

He believes the government does not have the best interest of the people at heart. Adding that the Nigerian people deserve the best and it is the duty of the authorities to ensure that happens.

The former senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the 8th Senate shared on his Twitter handle an explanation of the potency of the four vaccines.

"The Nigerian government did not go for the best by not putting Nigerians into consideration.”

The Nigerian government took delivery of the first batch of the AstraZeneca last week and President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice, Yemi Osinbajo, publicly took the vaccine on Saturday, March 6, 2021.

Melaye said, “There are four notable vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation. That is the AstraZeneca that the Nigerian government imported, we have Pfizer, there are two others Johnson & Johnson and the other one (Moderna). But, what I’m saying is that out of the four, the least is what the Nigerian government imported.

“What I’m saying is that Nigerians deserve the best. The Nigerian government must carry out what I call Citizens Diplomacy. They must show that they love their citizens and desire the best for their citizens. For example, if you go through Johnson & Johnson, it is better than what they had brought. Pfizer is also better.

“If you look at what they call Total Trial Effectiveness of the vaccines, you’ll find out that this AstraZeneca is 62%, 14 days after dose and Pfizer is 95%.”