The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has announced that Nigerians can now register for the COVID-19 vaccination via its website.

“To register for #COVID19 Vaccination, visit our website http://nphcda.gov.ng and click on ‘COVID-19 Vaccination e-registration,” the agency said in a tweet on Monday.

Minister for health, Osagie Ehanire had earlier disclosed that “in less than 24 hours, the first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines will arrive in Nigeria from the COVAX Facility & will be deployed to vaccinate, first our critical frontline health care workers, who are providing essential care”.

He also added that vaccines that are not approved by NAFDAC will be determined as dangerous, and will be seized by Customs Services and NAFDAC, who are on high alert for illegal vaccine importation.

“No private hospital or organization has experience with handling this type of vaccine and certainly no experience in vaccine application that NPHCDA has.

“The introduction of the electronic management of immunization data is critical to addressing challenges with integrity and quality data and ultimately, primary health care data”, he added.

To register for #COVID19 Vaccination, visit our website https://t.co/RVn9HsK1Ga and click on ‘COVID-19 Vaccination e-registration.#YesToCOVID19Vaccine pic.twitter.com/26DrNYhI7o

— NPHCDA (@NphcdaNG) March 1, 2021