The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Kunle Oluomo has been given the COVID-19 vaccine newly imported by the federal government into Nigeria.
The state government has also commenced the inoculation of citizens at all the major Primary Healthcare centres in the State.
Governor Dapo Abiodun’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin in a statement revealed in Abeokuta said the need to ensure even, equitable and unhindered access to the vaccine informed the decision to take the vaccines to all the Primary Healthcare centres.
“Our PHCs are ready and no stone will be left unturned to ensure that every Ogun resident is innoculated against the dreaded virus, even as we intensify sensitisation on the need to keep all the guidelines and protocols, like the the use of face masks, social distancing and regular washing of hands with soap and water and sanitisers at regular intervals, among others.
“The government is determined to ensure that all residents across the State have access to the vaccine in line with the guidelines of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). More doses of the vaccines are going to be made available beyond the first tranche that was given by the World Health Organization and the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19”, he said.