COVID-19: Osinbajo receives second dose of vaccine

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has received his second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.

The Vice-President took the shot at his official Aguda House residence in the State House, Abuja.

The vaccine was administered by Esther Tukur, the Chief Nursing Officer at the State House Clinic.

The second dose is given exactly 12 weeks after the first shot was taken on March 6.

The Presidential steering committee says it aims to vaccinate 40% of eligible Nigerians and another 30% in 2022 to attain 70 percent coverage of estimated 200 million people by 2022.

Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said, the second jab will ensure full protection against COVID-19.

“We are advising all Nigerians who have received their first dose to check their vaccination cards for the date of their second dose, and ensure that they receive the second dose to gain full protection against COVID-19,” he said.

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