The Ogun state government has taken delivery of doses of the
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Dapo Abiodun, governor of the state, confirmed the delivery
of the doses on Monday.
The development means that Ogun is the first state in
Nigeria to receive the vaccine, having met the requirements for disbursement.
Taking delivery of AstraZeneca #COVID19 Vaccines in my office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
— Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun - MFR (@dabiodunMFR) March 8, 2021
Our dear State is the first in the Federation to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine consignment.#BuildingOurFutureTogether #ISEYA #OgunState #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/08oKJVmMKI
On March 2, the long-awaited vaccine arrived the country
courtesy of the UN-led COVAX facility, which donated 3,924,000 doses to
Nigeria.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and
Control (NAFDAC) gave the final approval for use of the doses in Nigeria, hours
before the launch of vaccination.
Nigeria commenced its COVID-19 vaccination with frontline
health workers in Abuja last Friday.
So far, aside from some frontline health workers, President
Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, among other government
officials, are some of those who have received the vaccine.
Meanwhile, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has asked Nigerians to register online to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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