COVID-19: Lagos Vaccinates Over 80 Percent Of Target Population

• In a bid to achieve herd immunity, Nigeria plans to vaccinate 40 per cent of its over 200 million population before the end of 2021, and 70 per cent by the end of 2022

Lagos State has inoculated 209, 734 persons which accounts for 82.6 per cent of its target population making it the highest in the country, according to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).

This is followed by Kano with 58,749, Kaduna-57,241, Ogun-53,286 and FCT with 50,541 vaccinated people.

The NPHCDA update released on Tuesday night read: “As of today, April 20, 1,114, 408 eligible Nigerians have so far been vaccinated with first dose of COVID-19 Vaccine.

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Nigeria had commenced COVID-19 vaccination on March 5 after receiving 3.94 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine through COVAX, a UN-backed effort that promises access to free vaccines for up to 20 per cent of participating countries’ population.

The delivery is part of an overall 16 million doses planned to be delivered to Nigeria in batches over the next months.

Meanwhile, the Executive Director of NPHCDA, Faisal Shuaib, said vaccination of frontline health workers in some states is completed, and attention has shifted to older adults, aged 65 and above.

“We have been careful to ensure that only those who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the current phase are being vaccinated.

“These include health workers and their support staff, other frontline workers, strategic leaders and in the last few days, we have also included those who meet the age requirements,” he said.

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