The hope of many Nigerians yet to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine is now hanging in the balance as the Federal Government has postponed the administration of the second phase of the coronavirus vaccine doses.

Just last week, the federal government received four million and eighty doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States as it steps up efforts to battle a third wave of infections.

The Director of Press, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, WILLIE BASSEY, had earlier announced that the administration would commence tomorrow.

However, in a notice yesterday, BASSEY said the exercise had been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.

According to the notice, a new date will be communicated.

The postponement comes as no fewer than 53 persons died from COVID-19 complications in Nigeria within two weeks.

This was contained in the weekly epidemiological report published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on its website on Sunday.