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COVID-19: Kaduna Vaccinates 51,447 Persons
The Kaduna State Ministry for Health has said that 51,447 persons have so far received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the state.
The State Commissioner for Health, Amina Mohammed-Baloni disclosed on Friday in Kaduna.
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She said 71 percent of health workers have so far been vaccinated as of March 25, while 54 percent of the target population for phase 1 have received the vaccine.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the state government had confirmed it received 180,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for frontline health workers, essential staff and those covered in Phase 1.
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NAN also recalls that the state government had announced plan to secure one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for its residents.
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In February, the state government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a medical delivery firm, Zipline, to use drones for the distribution of the vaccine across the state.
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