COVID-19 vaccines now in 35 states, FCT – FG

The COVID-19 Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines have now been delivered to every state in the country except one, the Federal Government has said.

The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, while making a presentation to Council, said “all States except Kogi have received their Vaccines”.

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Dr Shuaib said Kogi State was yet to receive due to the non-repair of their Cold-Chain Store coupled with the State’s concerns around the contradictory information about the vaccines.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who chaired the meeting, lauded NPHCDA for smooth coordination of the nation-wide distribution of the vaccines.

The National Economic Council (NEC) also welcomed the integration of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to support the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on vaccine accountability and transparency.

The NPHCDA boss said: “there was a need for tight security around the vaccines in the States to avoid being vandalized by hoodlums.

Meanwhile, there was a plan to commence a weekly record of a dashboard showing level and efficacy of the inoculation by the end of Monday, March 15, 2021.”

He also assured that the second tranche of the vaccines would be received in the country before the second dose of the intake of the vaccine is concluded.