Health authorities in Nigeria say one million AstraZeneca vaccines received by the country would be destroyed in line with environmental protocols.

This is according to the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib.

Dr. Faisal says no expired vaccine has been utilized in the country.

According to him, 7.89m eligible persons have received the first dose while 3.9m have received the full dose. He adds that only 496 Nigerians have received the booster dose.

Adolphus Mawolo reports.