Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has received his first dose of
the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
The vaccine was administered by Tomi Coker, Ogun state
commissioner for health, on Friday.
This was disclosed by Olaokun, Soyinka’s son, in a post via
his Twitter handle.
Ogun HC for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, gives the Covid19 vaccine to Prof Wole Soyinka.
— Olaokun Soyinka (@olaokun_s) March 12, 2021
Glad to see dad take a step towards protection! (& me too!).
We're still:
Wearing a mask,
Washing hands,
& Social distancing.
Register for your jab: https://t.co/21Af49dzRd#CovidVaccine pic.twitter.com/DvQll40W9h
On March 5, Nigeria commenced its COVID-19 vaccination with frontline health workers in Abuja.
The first shot of the vaccine was given to Cyprian Ngong, a
medical doctor at the National Hospital, Abuja.
Soyinka’s vaccination comes amid rising concerns about the
safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Some European counties like Denmark, Iceland and Norway have
suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine after “severe cases of blood
clots” were reported in people who had been vaccinated.
However, on Thursday, the National Primary Health Care
Development Agency (NPHCDA) said Nigeria did not receive the batch of
AstraZeneca vaccine doses reported to be causing blood clots in those
countries.
“It is important to clearly state that Nigeria did not
receive any dose from the batch of vaccines which is at issue,” it said.
“Vaccinations in Nigeria started earlier this month and we
have not observed any similar adverse reactions. All side effects reported by
those who have been administered the vaccine have been mild.”
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo were among the first recipients to receive the vaccine in Nigeria — and they have not reported any side effect since getting their jabs last weekend.
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