BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria starts COVID-19 vaccination
Nigeria on Friday started its COVID-19 vaccination as a scientific doctor, Dr. Cyprian Nyong, of the National Hospital, Abuja, will acquire a jab of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine any second from now.
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, flagged off the exercise on behalf of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
At the exercise on Friday, Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, defined the instant as a "watershed".
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, additionally stated it turned into crucial to first cater for folks that cater for us.
Nigeria had on Tuesday acquired approximately 4 million doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine shipped into the country thru the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport.
The President and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will, on Saturday, obtain photographs of the vaccines to use up vaccine hesitancy among Nigerians.