The Nigerian Government says 7.8% of the targeted eligible population of 112 Million Nigerians have received Covid-19 vaccine jabs.
The Chief Executive Officer of the National primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib said this during the flag-off of Covid-19 mass vaccination campaign in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
Shuaib revealed that as at October 31, 2021, a total of 5,684,939 Nigerians had received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, while 3,730,937 had been vaccinated with both first and second doses.
He said the figures represented 5 percent and 2.8 percent of the targeted population of 200 million Nigerians.
The NPHCDA Director disclosed that, the Nigerian Government had set up a taskforce working in conjunction with security agencies to curb corruption and fraud in the vaccination exercise.
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun at the flag-off ceremony gave a 60 – day ultimatum to unvaccinated residents to obtain Covid – 19 vaccines or risk being barred from government offices, schools, markets and public transport.
Governor Abiodun said the 60 days window would allow unvaccinated residents to take their jabs, as part of moves to flatten the curve of the virus.
The governor said the state targets vaccination of additional 2million residents in the newly flagged off mass vaccination exercise.
He said “We are going to give a window to allow for this vaccine and that window start from today till the next 60 days. Anybody after sixty days that is not vaccinated will not be allowed in our offices, schools. Such person will not be allowed to do business with us. We will chase this person in our markets, you will be required to carry your vaccine cards with you at all time.
“This is my vaccination card for all those who want to see. If you don’t have a card like this, you will not come to our secretariat, we will not do business with you, we will not allow ‘Okada’ to carry you, we will not allow taxi to carry you, you will not be allowed in our Market. We will enforce this card, to be forewarned is to be forearmed.”
Increased Vaccine Centres
Abiodun disclosed that the state had increased vaccine centres from 131 to 509 to allow eligible residents have access to the vaccination.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, said the state recorded 5,370 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with 80 causalities.
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