Lagos Vaccinates 12,720 People In 2 Days.
Lagos vaccinates 12,720 people in 2 days. The Lagos State Government has revealed progress regarding getting the Vaccine to the people of Lagos.
The Lagos State Government reveals that it has successfully vaccinated 12,720 people with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 48 hours after the vaccination exercise commenced in the state.
Prof. Akin Abayomi, the state Commissioner for Health, made this known through his verified Twitter account. The handle is @ProfAkinAbayomi, and he said this on Thursday while giving the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination update for March 16. He said that from the 12 720 people vaccinated, 6,535 were males, while 6,185 females.
The state government started its COVID-19 vaccination exercise on March 15 in 88 health facilities, including military and police hospitals, which have been selected to provide vaccination across the 20 local government areas.
It officially flagged off the roll-out, distribution, and administration of the COVID-19 Vaccine. This began on March 12 at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), Yaba. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, the state Commissioner for Health, some frontline healthcare workers, among other frontline workers, were vaccinated on March 12.
The state vaccinated 268 people on March 12 at three centers as part of the activities of the vaccine roll-out. While 4,954 were vaccinated on March 15 across the 88 designated vaccine sites across the state. On the breakdown of the category of people vaccinated on March 16, Abayomi said that healthcare workers, other frontline workers, and strategic leaders in the state were vaccinated.
According to him, the total number of people vaccinated on the reported date was 7,498, with the sex distribution being 3,770 males and 3 728 females. “Number of male healthcare workers vaccinated were 1,510, and female healthcare workers were 1 932, making a total of 3,442.
He said, “Other frontline workers vaccinated were 2,116 males and 1,680 females. This left a total of 3,796.” The commissioner said that 260 strategic leaders in the state were inoculated, comprising 144 men and 116 women.
The commissioner warned. “Vaccination outside of these locations in Lagos State is highly prohibited and will attract heavy sanctions through our regulatory agencies.”
He assured residents that there was no cause for anxiety concerning getting vaccinated. “I encourage Lagos residents to be readily available for vaccination, just as Mr. Governor, frontline workers, and I have taken the vaccine, “It is our personal and collective responsibility to be vaccinated to prevent the severity of third and fourth waves of COVID-19 pandemic,” he said. (NAN)
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