Kwara, Ondo get delivery of COVID-19 Vaccine
Kwara and Ondo states are among the first to take delivery of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the Federal Government.
The Executive Secretary of the Kwara state primary health care services, Dr Nusirat Elelu received the consignment Tuesday evening on behalf of the state government at the Ilorin international Airport, Ilorin.
She disclosed that governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is expected to flag off the vaccination while frontline workers will be given priority during the vaccination
Ondo state government also confirmed the delivery of the doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government.
Morenews gathered that the vaccine was delivered Tuesday evening through Akure Airport and received by officials of the Ondo state Primary Health Care Development Agency on behalf of the state government.
It was also learnt that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN is expected to flag-off the vaccination tomorrow in Akure, the state capial.
The vaccinations is expected to be carried out in line with the scheduled guidelines laid down by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).
Nigeria took delivery of about four million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines as part of an overall 16 million doses planned to be delivered to the country in batches over the next few months.
