Africa Business Radio

The Federal Government has spent at least $29 million to procure the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in the country. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, says they have procured Johnson and Johnson, about 40 million doses, at about $29 million. He equally reacted to the fears posed by the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, calling on countries to join hands to confront the new health challenge in the world. Ehanire says the Omicron variant has not been classified as deadly and there has not been any case of fatality nor severe illness reported yet.