The Federal Government says eligible Nigerians will receive
the same jabs of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine administered to the
President, Muhammadu Buhari
Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development
Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, stated this on Monday at the briefing of the
Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja.
Nigeria rolled out its vaccination programme against the
coronavirus infection on Friday. The President and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
were vaccinated against the virus on Saturday on Live TV to demonstrate the
safety of the vaccine and dissipate vaccine hesitancy amongst Nigerians.
Nigerians who wish to receive the vaccines are enjoined to register on the website of the NPHCDA.
Speaking on Monday, Shuaib said, “What this launch means is
that the COVID-19 vaccination programme has commenced in Nigeria. It is
important to stress that the President and other strategic leaders received
their vaccine from the same 3.924million doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19
vaccine delivered to Flag of Nigeria last week.
“There is no difference between the vaccine received by the
president and the vaccine that will be administered to other eligible
Nigerians.
“It is our belief that this public and practical endorsement
of the vaccine will build the trust, encourage and motivate the general public
in the acceptance and uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine during the vaccination
campaign.
“As previously mentioned, in preparation for the vaccination
campaign, the Presidential Task Force through the NPHCDA and in collaboration
with donors and development partners, developed operational and training
manuals to train over 100.000 health workers (which has commenced) at National,
State, LGA and Health facility levels for the seamless deployment of the
vaccines to the designated population.”
Continuing, the NPHCDA boss said, “The movement of vaccines
to the States has commenced today. All things being equal, the delivery of the
vaccines will be completed tomorrow. The delivery of the vaccines to the States
is predicated on satisfactorily meeting the conditions to keep them safe and
potent.
“The state launch of the COVID-19 vaccination for frontline
health worker is slated for March 9th at the State Treatment Centers, barring
any prevailing local conditions, most Governors have agreed to flag-off on
March 10th, while the State-wide rollout of COVID-19 vaccine will commence from
the 12th of March.
“It is expected that States will roll out vaccination only
when Local Government Areas have met the minimum criteria for successful
conduct of the campaigns. Parameters such as – training, cold chain status,
preposition of data tools, availability of transport/logistics for healthcare
workers, adequate security for vaccines, etc should be the yardsticks for going
ahead with implementation.”
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