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60 million Get Complete COVID-19 Vaccination
60 million Get Complete COVID-19 Vaccination
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency announced on Friday that more than 60 million Nigerians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
According to the NPHCDA, this proportion represents more than 54% of the target population.
It also stated that over 70 million Nigerians, or more than 65 percent of the target population, have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The NPHCDA made the announcement on Friday in Abuja at the national evaluation meeting of COVID-19 vaccination milestone achievements in Nigeria.
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“In November 2020, with the guidance of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, the NPHCDA established the COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy Group and Technical Working Groups comprised of government officials, partners, and donors to drive the process of COVID-19 vaccination,” said Dr Adejoke Oladele of the NPHCDA.
“The SG identified the target population for COVID-19 vaccination to be persons 18 years and above, which is 51.4 per cent of the population (111,776,503 persons). A national target of 70 per cent coverage was set for the end of the fourth quarter of 2022.
“In March 2021, Nigeria received about four million doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines from the COVAX facility and on March 5, 2021, administered the first dose of COVID -19 vaccine to health workers in National Hospital, FCT, Abuja.
“Since then, the country has received over 127.5 million doses of Oxford AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines as donations from friends of Nigeria, COVAX facility, and purchase by the Federal Government of Nigeria via the African Union’s African Vaccine Acquisition Trust.
“In collaboration with the United State Government, the World Health Organisation, the United Nations Children’s Fund, other international and local partners, and non-governmental organisations, the Nigerian Government has strived to ensure COVID-19 vaccines, routine immunisation, and other PHC services reach every corner of the country to ensure all persons receive basic health care.
“To date, over 54 percent of the target population has been fully vaccinated translating to over 60 million persons.”
According to the country’s vaccination progress report, as of December 14, the top five performing states in COVID-19 vaccination are Jigawa, Nasarawa, Osun, Kaduna, and Kano.
Dr. Oladele went on to say that there is a need to define and implement key interventions to reduce inequalities in vaccination and primary health care services in line with the Nigerian government’s priorities of reducing the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children.
The NPHCDA’s Executive Director, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, stated in his remarks that the agency implemented various anti-COVID-19 mitigation and containment strategies through sustained partnership and collaboration with partners and stakeholders.
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