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COVID-19: 1.6 million Nigerians have been fully vaccinated – Federal Government

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The Federal Government has stated that about 1.6 million Nigerians have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Executive-Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Dr. Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this during the national briefing of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC), on Monday, September 13. 

According to Shuaib, 1,692,315 persons have received two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines as approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), as at Monday evening September 13, while 4,052,756 Nigerians have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines.

He said; “This is made up of 2,645,020 persons with the first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine and 1,407,736 persons with first dose of Moderna vaccine. A total of 1,692,315 eligible persons are fully vaccinated and we currently have a national average of 70.4 per cent utilisation of the 2,000,040 doses of modern vaccines we received.”

The NPHCDA Chairman further revealed that states have been asked not to exceed their 50 percent utilisation rates for Moderna vaccines in order to reserve for the second doses for all those already vaccinated.

Shuaib added, “The list of vaccination sites across the Country is also available on the NPHCDA website www.nphcda.gov.ng Eligible persons who are unable to register by themselves can go to any designated health facility where he/she will be assisted by our vaccination team.”

He also said that health workers who are forcing Nigerians to pay for the vaccination directly or indirectly will be prosecuted.

“We have received reports of people trying to procure cards from health workers, these reports are being investigated and anyone found wanting would be prosecuted. It is important to emphasize that it is in the interest of public safety and collective well-being of Nigerians that the Federal Government has made available these vaccines free for all eligible persons.”

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