Cyprian Ngong, the first recipient of the AstraZeneca
COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria, says he would not have lost his father if the
country had the vaccine.
Ngong, a doctor at the National Hospital, Abuja, who has
been on the frontline since Nigeria’s first case of COVID-19, said this on
Friday.
He received the first shot of the vaccine which was
administered by Faisal Shuaib, chief executive officer of the National Primary
Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).
Speaking shortly after getting the vaccine, the doctor said
he lost his father months ago to COVID-19, and that he might still be alive, if
he had got a jab.
“I only wish my dad had had that vaccine, maybe, months ago
or so. We lost him and the fight is still on and we will win,” he said.
When asked about how he felt after receiving the vaccine, he
said: “You can see I just took the vaccine now and I feel good. I have dreamt
of taking this vaccine and I have taken the vaccine. Thank you very much.”
Ngong commended the leadership of the National Hospital in
the fight against COVID-19, saying the pandemic affected them in certain areas
but they are happy that doses of the vaccine are now available.
He said, “We’ve been at the forefront of the COVID-19 fight
here in the National Hospital at our isolation centre under the able leadership
of the National Hospital.
“They’ve provided everything we need for this fight. We’ve
lost some, won some and we are happy we are getting the vaccine now in Nigeria.
I think that is about the best news we’ve had since.
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