The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha as well as other members of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, will receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.
A statement by the Director of Information, Office of the SGF (OSGF), Mr Willie Bassey, said the exercise will hold during the weekly national briefing by the PTF in Abuja.
“Arrangements have been concluded for the SGF/ Chairman of PTF and members to be vaccinated tomorrow, Monday 8th March, 2021, during the weekly national briefing at 4:00pm,” the statement said.
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The vaccination of the SGF and members of the task force is coming more than 48 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari and the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo received the jab.
Nigeria plans to vaccinate around 7% of its population between 2021 and 2022.
However, the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, alongside President Muhammadu Buhari, got vaccinated with the Astra-Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The President and his Deputy received the vaccine following the launch of the vaccination exercise in the country with frontline health workers.
According to tweets by the VP’s Spokesperson, Mr. Laolu Akande, Osinbajo was given the vaccination by Dr. Nicholas, his personal physician.
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Akande tweeted, “Mr. President and his deputy, VP Osinbajo just got vaccinated with the Astra-Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine at the Presidential Villa following the launch of the vaccination exercise yesterday with frontline health workers. We should all take turns when time comes to get the happy jabs!
“Why did I say happy jabs? Well first & foremost it’s the beginning of the ending of this year-long pandemic or so we hope. And secondly, VP says right after the jab by Dr. Nic, his Personal Physician “the thing was not painful at all. I didn’t even feel the pinch.” That’s Happy!”
Health workers at the National Hospital in Abuja were the first to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines in Nigeria, with a medical doctor, Cyprian Ngong, becoming the first person to receive a jab, alongside three other health workers during the flag-off event in Abuja.
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Nigeria, on March 2, received almost 4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, shipped via the COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, GAVI, UNICEF and the World Health organization (WHO).
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