A total of 257,756 eligible people have received the first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Lagos State. In a statement on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, noted that the figure was recorded as of April 15.
The Acting Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Dr Mohammed Kawu, has said that Nigeria can’t be pronounced as safe until 70 per cent of the nation’s population is vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking to Journalists in Abuja, Dr Kawu also advised every eligible Nigerians to take the COVID-19 vaccine to help curb the further spread of the virus in the country.
As school resumes, it is essential that precautions are adhered to to prevent the spread of the corona virus. As student, knowing these guidelines will not only protect you but, also other students. Understanding COVID-19, how it spreads and how we can protect ourselves and others is an important step in fighting the deadly virus.
Do well to use information about COVID-19 from reliable sources, as well as health authorities in the country.
The current is what we could have prevented but all thanks to the people concerned who did not see any need to shut our borders when the apparent was miles away. It was until it became real, that collision started occurring in a process of controlling it.
By Akinlolu Damilola
Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde (born August 24, 1977) is a popular Nigerian actress and producer. She was rigorously criticized for hosting a celebrity-studded house party for her husband on Saturday, April 4 amidst Corona Virus lockdown. Her fans were disappointed in her for flouting the government directives on total lockdown and the ban on large gatherings to combat the easy spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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