COVID-19: Bauchi Gov Receives 2nd Jab Of Astrazeneca Vaccine

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State and his wife, Hajiya Aisha, on Saturday, received their second dose of Astrazeneca vaccine of COVID-19.

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Speaking after receiving the jab, Mohammed appreciated the state’s development partners, the health workers as well as the religious and traditional leaders for the success of the vaccination exercise

The governor called for synergy between the federal and state governments to procure more vaccines for the total coverage of the citizenry as the state had achieved 97.9per cent coverage of the vaccine.

He also appealed to some religious faithful, who allegedly refused to participate in the vaccination against COVID-19, to embrace the exercise.

He said that he was surprised to hear that leaders of certain religion refused to present themselves for the vaccination.

Earlier, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), remarked that some pregnant women were among those who allegedly refuse to take the vaccine jabs.

Mohammed noted that a large number of Bauchi residents were responding positively to the vaccine.

He explained that the state recorded 97.9 per cent vaccination coverage during the first vaccination exercise.

The chairman added that the state had received 55,000 vaccines from the Federal Government for the second COVID-19 vaccination exercise.

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