COVID-19: Nigeria administers 1.09m persons with 1st dose of vaccine

On Apr 19, 2021

Nigeria have been administered their first dose of Astrazeneca vaccine with the total of 1,096,727.

According to an update released by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA), it represents 54.5 percent of the eligible persons targeted.

A breakdown of the update contained in an Electronic Management of Immunisation Data, (EMID) System showed that Lagos remains ahead in the exercise with 203,697 persons vaccinated.

Trailing Lagos are Kano, 58,353; Kaduna, 56,694; Ogun, 53,255; the FCT, 49,192; Katsina, 39,441; Bauchi, 36,196; Oyo, 37,878; Ondo, 31,476; Kwara, 31,208; Edo, 29,173; Jigawa, 28,272; Plateau, 28,567; Gombe, 27,285; Niger, 27,215; Rivers, 28,934; Ekiti, 22,977; Benue, 22,261; Borno, 21,635; Delta, 21,345; Osun, 21,240; Yobe, 21,071; Adamawa, 20,054; Imo, 19,362; Nasarawa, 17,675; Kebbi, 15,939; Zamfara, 15,854; Cross River, 15,281; Akwa Ibom, 12,553; Enugu, 12,144; Sokoto, 11,837; Anambra, 10,982 and Bayelsa, 10,662, Ebonyi, 8,927; Taraba, 8,928; Abia, 9,363 and Kogi 9,801.

In response to the global shortfall of COVID-19 vaccines and the late commencement of the vaccination in some States.

The NPHCDA said it is expanding the eligibility period between the first and second doses of the vaccine from 12 weeks to 8 to 12 weeks.

The agency said the move is in line with the scientific recommendation provided by the WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts, (SAGE) on immunisation that the two doses of the vaccine be given at 8-12 weeks intervals.

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