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Covid-19 Vaccine Is Safe, Akeredolu Assures Nigerians

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu

Akeredolu assured Nigerians that the vaccine is safe. The governor took the first jab alongside his deputy, Lucky Ayedatiwa, and some traditional rulers, on Wednesday in Akure, the Ondo state capital.
According to the governor, the state received a total of 73,570 doses of the vaccines from the Federal Government on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has taken the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine doses as he advised Nigerians to shun unfounded rumour about the COVID-19 vaccine.

Akeredolu assured Nigerians that the vaccine is safe. The governor took the first jab alongside his deputy, Lucky Ayedatiwa, and some traditional rulers, on Wednesday in Akure, the Ondo state capital.

Akeredolu

According to the governor, the state received a total of 73,570 doses of the vaccines from the Federal Government on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.

Traditional rulers who also took the vaccine jab include the Osewawe of Ondo Kingdom, Oba Dr. Victor Kiladejo, Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi and former Deputy governors also receive their doses of the vaccine.

Akeredolu said in line with the guidelines laid down by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), the eligible population for the COVID-19 vaccination is citizens aged 18 years and above including pregnant women.

He said: “the vaccination exercise will be rolled out in four phases, the first recipients will be front-line health workers, COVID-19 rapid response team, laboratory network, petrol station workers, policemen, and strategic leadership.

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In phase two, the recipients will be older adults aged 50 years and above; those with co-morbidities aged 18-49 years.

“Phase three will be those in Local Government Areas with high disease burden who missed Phases 1 & 2 while Phase four will other eligible population as vaccines become more available.”

The governor assured the people of the state that the Ondo State Cold Chain is fully functional and ready to receive and properly store the COVD-19 vaccines