Lagos Receives COVID-19 Vaccine
-Lagos state has received its share of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday
-This was disclosed by Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the 2021 International Women’s Day celebration
-The governor revealed that the state would soon commence vaccination in line with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency’s guidelines
Lagos state has received its quota of the COVID-19 vaccine from Abuja today.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while speaking at the 2021 International Women’s Day celebration which was organized by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
I am happy to announce that we have received the allocated doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Lagos state from the Federal Government provided by COVAX, in an unprecedented global effort to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) March 9, 2021
Lagos state is only the second state in Nigeria to receive the vaccine after Ogun State yesterday.
Governor Sanwo-Olu disclosed that vaccination is set to commence in line with the guideline provided by National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).
The governor also urged Lagosians to maintain COVID protocols to minimize the spread of the virus across the state.
Read also: Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun Becomes The First Governor To Take COVID Vaccine
Nigeria received 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from Oxford University.
The country is expected to receive a further 12 million doses in the next few months.
Lagos, the most populous state in the country has been hit the most by Coronavirus. At the time of this report, the state has recorded 56,575 cases and 416 deaths.
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