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BREAKING: Nigeria Begins COVID-19 Vaccination

Posted by Amarachi on Fri 05th Mar, 2021 - tori.ng

The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, flagged off the exercise on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Nigeria Begins COVID-19 Vaccination

As the COVID-19 vaccine arrived the country on Tuesday, March 2,  Nigerians have begun vaccination as a medical doctor, Dr. Cyprian Nyong, of the National Hospital, Abuja, is expected to receive a jab of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine.

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 Muhammadu Buhari.

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.

Details later…



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