Dr Onyema Ogbuagu, is today celebrated for his outstanding role in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.
A 2003 graduate from the University of Calabar, Ogbuagu migrated to the United States and rose to become Associate Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease Specialist at Yale University.
Ogbuagu who is the son of former Vice-Chancellor of Abia State University, Prof Stella Ogbuagu was part of the team that helped Pfizer to develop the COVID-19 vaccine.
In his words “I think you know those of us involved in the trials are really super excited by the results that were really quite unexpected. You know we’ve quite expected that the vaccines should at least have more than 50 percent efficacy … But it’s just so heartwarming that the vaccines have been so effective”
The United States Embassy had on Monday, commended Ogbuagbu for helping “the drug company Pfizer develop the first effective COVID-19 vaccine in the US”. The embassy said “Nigerians contribute to the world in so many ways. Our hats off to Dr. Onyema Ogbugbu at Yale who helped develop a COVID-19 vaccine”.
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