122,410 Nigerians vaccinated so far, says PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control yesterday gave an update on the ongoing vaccination across the country. It said 122,410 Nigerians have been administered with doses of AstraZeneca since the national launch of the March 5 launch of the exercise in Abuja. The PTF stated none of those who got their first jabs of have been down with severe adverse reactions to the vaccination. According to the PTF, there have only been isolated cases of mild pain and fever at the scene of vaccination. Though it listed Zamfara, Kebbi, Oyo and Kogi as the four states where vaccination has not been rolled out, Zamfara and Kebbi states latter kicked off the exercise yesterday. The states were listed in Abuja during the PTF briefing by the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, He said: “At this stage it is important to address Nigerians that so far 122,410 people have been vaccinated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Nigeria.
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