Nigeria begins Covid-19 vaccination

THE administration of Covid-19 vaccine has begun in the country.

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 President Buhari.

A medical doctor, Dr. Cyprian Igong, of the National Hospital, Abuja, was the first person to receive a jab of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine.

Speaking about the development, the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, described the moment as a “watershed”.

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, also said it was crucial “to first cater for those who cater for us”.

Nigeria had on Tuesday received about four million doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine shipped into the country through the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport.