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UNICEF Immunization Officer, Maiduguri office Mohammad Ibrahim has said a total of 143,387 health workers in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states affected by the ongoing insurgency in the region will receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the first phase of the vaccination drive. Ibrahim said health workers in the three Northeastern states were prioritized, being the most at risk following their interaction with infected persons. “Borno has the highest number of health workers, with 55,255, while...

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The Adamawa state government has confirmed receipt of 59,000 doses of the AztraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from the federal government through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Tuesday night. Mallam Bashir Ahmad, Secretary to the state government (SSG) while briefing newsmen in his office Wednesday evening said the vaccines have been stored at the storage facility of the Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency. “The state has concluded plans to kick-off the vaccination on Monday...

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ENUGU–  Enugu State Government alongside Ebonyi and Anambra states, on Wednesday, took delivery of the first batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, codenamed AZD1222 is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca given by intramuscular injection; AZD1222 vaccine against COVID-19 has an efficacy of 63.09% against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and the recommended dosage is...

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President Muhammadu Buhari says his decision to take the COVID-19 vaccine in public is “a demonstration of leadership and faith in the safety and efficacy of the vaccines”. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control had early on Friday cleared the 3.924m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine which arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday 2nd February for usage in the country. The President stated this after he, alongside Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, received the first...

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President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday, were vaccinated against the coronavirus. President Bubhari was vaccinated by his personal physician, Dr. Suhayb Sanusi, at 11:51am at a brief ceremony witnessed by top government officials at the New Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Shortly after the President, the Vice President was also vaccinated by his personal physician, Dr. Nicholas Audifferen at about 11:57am. Buhari and Osinbajo were the first among the...

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