The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)
has said only 96 percent of eligible Nigerians have been vaccinated against
COVID-19.
Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director of NPHCDA, said
these eligible Nigerians have taken the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Shuaib made the remark while refuting reports claiming that
96 percent of the total population of Nigerians have taken the vaccine.
In a statement he issued, the NPHCDA boss described the
reports as false.
According to Shuaib: “Only 96% of Eligible Nigerians in the
First Phase of COVID-19 Vaccination Exercise have so far been Vaccinated with
the first dose’
“Our attention has been drawn to publications in some
national dailies indicating that 96% of the total eligible population of
Nigeria have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine so far; a figure
purportedly obtained from the Press Conference organised by the National
Primary Health Care Development Agency on Tuesday, 25th of May, 2021. This is
not the correct statistics.
“Nigerians are aware that the Federal Government of Nigeria
has, till today, taken delivery of only a total of Four Million, Twenty-Four
Thousand (4,024,000) doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. This is made up of
3,924,000 doses of Astrazeneca vaccine from the COVAX facility arrangement and
100,000 doses of the same vaccine donated by the Government of India.
“This vaccine is sufficient to cover approximately 2 Million
Nigerians targeted in this phase of vaccination with 2 complete shots.
“Consequently, 1,929, 237 representing 96% of the eligible
population of Nigerians in the first phase of this vaccination exercise have,
as at 24th May, 2021 been vaccinated with the first dose, please.
“While we commend the media for the good job of consistently
publicizing the activities of government, particularly, the COVID-19
vaccination rollout nationwide, since March this year, we, however, appeal that
greater attention be paid to statistical details in future so that members of
the public can remain guided by correct and truthful information, all the
time.”
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