COVID-19: Nigeria to begin administering second batch of vaccines

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has announced that the second phase vaccination against the rampaging virus will commence on Tuesday.

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The decision was, on Saturday, conveyed in a statement issued by the director of press at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Willie Bassey.

“The PSC has received over four million doses of Moderna vaccine donated by the U.S. Government to Nigeria.

“In view of the above, the inoculation is scheduled from Tuesday, August 10, at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, off Airport road, Abuja,” the statement read.

PSC said that only eligible populations from 18 years and above would be vaccinated.

To achieve this, “the vaccine roll-out will be in four phases, starting with health workers, frontline workers, COVID-19 rapid response team, laboratory network, policemen, petrol station workers and strategic leaders.

“Phase 2 will cover older adults aged 50 years and above and those with co-morbidities aged 18-49.

“Phase 3 will cover those in states/local governments with high disease burden and those who missed phases 1 and 2 while phase 4 will cover other eligible populations as vaccines become available,” it stated.

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