Babajide Okeowo
Lagos and Kano states as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have topped the list of states with the highest number of vaccinated Nigerians, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed.
The agency made this disclosure via a tweet on its official Twitter handle on Saturday, May 15, 2021 while noting that about 1.8 million Nigerians have so far been vaccinated.
Giving a breakdown, the agency stated that Lagos, the FCT and Kano have so far vaccinated the highest number of people with a total of 279,372, 118,895 and 92,583, respectively.
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The health agency said that 4 states have achieved 100% of their target population. They are Kwara with 104%, Ekiti with 100%, Lagos with 101% and Cross River with 100%. According to the agency, this brings the proportion of vaccinated individuals in Nigeria to 89.2% of the target population.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has announced that second dose vaccinations with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have commenced.
The NPHCDA urged individuals who have received the first dose of the vaccine to ensure they check their vaccination cards to know when they are due for the second dose as this would ensure that vaccinated individuals receive their second dose within the recommended time, which is between 6 and 12 weeks.
The agency added that more than 2 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been reserved for the second phase of the vaccination exercise, noting that administering these 2 doses of the vaccine within the recommended time frame is critical to realising the full benefits of the vaccination programme.
“This means that with the current supply, we will fully inoculate roughly two million Nigerians. We are removing an element of risk that is becoming too high,’’ NPHCDA said.