Buhari, Osinbajo receive Covid-19 vaccine in Abuja

PRESIDENT Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo today got shots of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

The president was vaccinated by his personal physician at about 11.51am at a brief ceremony witnessed by top government officials at the New Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Prof Osinbajo was also vaccinated by his personal physician Dr. Nicholas Audifferen at about 11.57am.

Health workers at the National Hospital, Abuja were the first set of Nigerians to be vaccinated on Friday.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control had early on Friday cleared the 3.924m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine which arrived Nigeria on Tuesday for usage in the country.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, the country has so far recorded over 158,000 cases and nearly 2,000 deaths.