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  • Governor Lalong To Take Covid-19 Vaccine On Monday 15th March

    Governor Lalong To Take Covid-19 Vaccine On Monday 15th March

    Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong, his Deputy, Prof. Sonni Tyoden, some leaders of religious and traditional Institutions as well as frontline health workers are set to receive the first dose of AstraZeneca vaccines against COVID-19 on Monday 15th March 2021.

    The vaccination of the Governor will kick start the adminstration of the vaccines in Plateau State which recently took possession of 105, 600 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines.

    The event is scheduled for 10am at the clinic of the new Government House Little Rayfield Jos.

    Due to COVID-19 protocols, attendance at the flag off is strictly by invitation.

  • Gov Abdullahi Ganduje Receives COVID-19 Vaccine

    Gov Abdullahi Ganduje Receives COVID-19 Vaccine

    Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday received his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano.

    The vaccine was administered to him by his personal physician, Dr Fakhraddeen Muhammad, in the presence of some members of the State Executive Council, representatives of the Kano Emirate, and some frontline health workers, among others.

    Governor Ganduje registered officially for the vaccine before his personal physician administered it to him.

    He called on the residents of the state to cooperate with health officials in the course of exercise.

    The governor gave an assurance that the state government would not relent in making sure that COVID-19 was adequately tamed in the state.

    In his brief remarks, the Commissioner for Health in Kano, Dr Ibrahim Tsanyawa, thanked the governor for the investment of his administration in the fight against COVID-19 in the state.

    “Sir, we are very grateful that you provided many things needed in this area; we are glad for your good leadership in the fight against the pandemic,” Dr Tsanyawa told the governor.

    He gave an assurance that the state Ministry of Health was ready for the vaccination exercise in the state.

    “As His Excellency is having his vaccine now, it shows that the vaccine is safe and exclusively meant for the purpose it is provided for – that is to prevent people from contracting the pandemic.

    “We want people to be aware that His Excellency, the governor, is taking the lead in the state,” the commissioner added.

    The vaccination of the governor, which marks the beginning of the exercise in the state, comes two days after he held a series of sensitisation meetings with different sections of stakeholders, including the security agencies and healthcare professionals.

    During the meetings, Governor Ganduje made it very clear that the state government would follow all possible strategies to ensure that the fight against the pandemic was stronger.

    With the governor taking his vaccine, the exercise has commenced officially in Kano.

  • Adamawa Govt confirms receipt of over 59,000 COVID-19 Vaccine

    Adamawa Govt confirms receipt of over 59,000 COVID-19 Vaccine

    By Musa Isa Ahmed
    The Adamawa state government has confirmed receipt of over 59,000 doses of the Aztrazeneca coronavirus vaccine from the federal government through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Tuesday night.
    The Secretary to the state government, Mallam Bashir Ahmad while briefing newsmen in his office Wednesday evening said the vaccines have been stored at the storage facility of the Adamawa state Primary Health Care Development Agency.
    Mallam Bashir said the state has concluded plans to kick-off the vaccination on Monday 15 March 2021.
    He further stressed that the vaccination will begin with the health worker followed by the governor.
    The SSG pointed out that the state government has created a portal for residents who are interested in taking the vaccine to register before being vaccinated.
    He assured that the state government will ensure equitable distribution of the vaccine across the state.
  • Covid19 Vaccination: Gov. Sule, Dr. Akabe, takes the jab, demands compliance from front line workers 

    Covid19 Vaccination: Gov. Sule, Dr. Akabe, takes the jab, demands compliance from front line workers 

    By Abel Leonard/ Lafia

    Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State and his deputy, Dr Emmanuel Akabe today takes the jab by  receiving their first dose of  COVID-19 vaccine.
    Speaking after being vaccinated, Wednesday in Lafia, Sule said the vaccine is very safe, hence receiving it on camera to disabuse the minds of those still doubting it’s efficacy.
    The governor called on members of the public, especially Front line workers to avail themselves for this opportunity and be vaccinated.
    “All commissioners, traditional rulers, religion leaders as well as staff of the government house who come in contact with a lot of people daily and take the vaccine,” governor Sule added.
    The governor is also calling  on the people of the state to take the vaccine as it is safe, since himself, his deputy and other politicians have taken their first doses of the vaccines.
    He therefore expressed gratitude to President Muhammad Buhari, the Presidential Taskforce on COVID19, and the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency for all the efforts they have put to ensure Nasarawa state get the vaccines.
    Also speaking after taking his jab, Dr Emmanuel Akabe who earlier inspected the covid19 vaccine express happiness saying the state took delivery of 61,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the federal government.
    The deputy governor further explained that the current batch of the vaccine would be valid until July, 2021, adding that those who were vaccinated would get a booster dose after twelve weeks.
    On his part, Mohammed Adis, Executive Chairman of the state’s Primary Healthcare Development Agency also disclosed that
    adequate preparation had already been made, personnel’s were also trained for a successful vaccination exercise.

  • Governor Dapo Abiodun receives Covid-19 Vaccine, charges Ogun residents

    The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has received a jab of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

    The Governor had earlier announced that Ogun State is the first state in Nigeria to receive a consignment of the vaccines.

    The Governor tweeted on Monday “Taking delivery of AstraZeneca #COVID19 Vaccines in my office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Our dear State is the first in the Federation to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine consignment,”.

    50,000 doses of the vaccines were received by the state with another batch of the same amount expected to arrive in the state by Tuesday.
    Sharing a video on Twitter showing him taking a jab, Abiodun said, “I just had my dose of the Astra-Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The doses were delivered today in Abeokuta. It is first service to self then people, when we take the vaccine because we must silence the virus.”

    He advised people not to see the arrival of the vaccines as an opportunity to throw away their face masks.

    Abiodun said, “We will commence vaccination in line with the scheduled guidelines laid down by NPHCDA. They have identified particular state hospitals, general hospitals, primary health care centres across the state that would be used for this vaccination”.

     

    “I am sure you are aware that there is a portal that already exists and there is a link that allows you to register or preregister and identify your local government so it can as close to the available centre as possible”.

    “We will be prioritising our front line health workers, our elders and we go down the line as stipulated by NPHCDA”.

    “Definitely, we are beginning to see the end of this pandemic that has disrupted our lives like we have never anticipated in the last 13 months.

    “But this is not an opportunity to throw our masks away. This vaccine that we are getting, the protocol is that we get the first shot and then we get the booster shots and it is not until we get that booster shots that we have the required level of immunity”.

    “Even at that, what science tells us is that it is meant to reduce the severity of disease so the COVID-19 protocols and guidelines will still continue to obtain.”

  • Buhari To Take COVID-19 Vaccine Today

    Buhari To Take COVID-19 Vaccine Today

    President Muhammadu Buhari will take the AstraZeneca vaccine at 11:30am on Saturday.

    The Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, disclosed this in a tweet.

    In a bid to provide more details on the development, Ahmad shared a graphic design that indicated that the vaccine would be administered to the President at the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

    The position of the presidential aide was supported by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).

    In a tweet on Friday, the health agency confirmed the time and venue where the President would take the vaccine.

     

  • BREAKING: Dr. Cyprian Nyong takes first Jab of COVID-19 Vaccine

    BREAKING: Dr. Cyprian Nyong takes first Jab of COVID-19 Vaccine

    A medical doctor, Ngong Cyprian, has become the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria.

    Dr Cyprian has been a frontline health worker since March 2020 – days after the first case of the disease was reported in the country.

    He took the jab on Friday in Abuja at the flag-off of the COVID-19 vaccination exercise in Nigeria, an event organised by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).

    “You can see, I just took the vaccine now and I feel good. I have dreamt of taking the vaccine and I have taken the vaccine today. We’ve been at the forefront of the COVID-19 fight here in National Hospital at the Isolation Centre under the able leadership of the National Hospital,” said the medical doctor.

    He added, “They’ve provided everything we need for this fight. We’ve lost some, we’ve got some and we are happy we are getting the vaccines now in Nigeria.

    “I think that is about the best news we’ve heard since. I only wished my dad had had this vaccine, maybe months ago or so. We lost him but we thank God, and the fight is still on and we will win.”

    The vaccine was administered to Dr Cyprian by the Executive Director of the NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, at the National Hospital in the nation’s capital.

    Shortly after he took the vaccine, Dr Cyprian was presented with an electronic card that has a QR code.

    According to Dr Shuaib, the code contains the information of recipients of vaccines and is needed to verify details of such persons, especially for the purpose of travelling out of the country.

    “It shows exactly what vaccines he (Cyprian) has taken; when he took the first and the second doses, and it will also show his photograph.

    “This is also an electronic card as it were because of the QR code. This card also contains the exact batch number of the vaccines that he has taken,” he told the gathering at the event.

    The NPHCDA boss noted that more health workers were being trained to make them perfect in what they do not just in Abuja, but across the country.

    Another medical practitioner, Dr Sahil Yunusa, and two other health workers joined Dr Cyprian as the first set of people to take the vaccines in Nigeria.

    Dr Yunusa works at the isolation centre in Gwagwalada in Abuja, where the lives of 10,549 COVID-19 patients are said to have been saved.

  • BREAKING: Buhari, Osinbajo To Take COVID-19 Vaccine On Saturday

    BREAKING: Buhari, Osinbajo To Take COVID-19 Vaccine On Saturday

    The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA) Dr. Faisal Shuaib has hinted that President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Saturday be taking the COVID-19 vaccine.

    The NPHCDA boss disclosed this on Thursday during a briefing in Abuja.

    According to Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the actual time for the vaccine of the President and Vice President on Saturday will be communicated soon.

    He noted that members of the Federal Executive Council will be vaccinated on Monday.

  • Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo assures people of COVID-19 vaccine safety

    Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo assures people of COVID-19 vaccine safety

    Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo assured Ghanaians of the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine to be used for his country’s mass vaccination campaign.

    In his televised speech on measures to protect people against the pandemic, Akufo-Addo announced the vaccine will be administered in 43 epicenter districts across the country.

    He said Ghanaian First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo and he himself as well as Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and Second Lady Samira Bawumia will be vaccinated on Monday ahead of the mass vaccination.

    “This is being done because the vaccine will help protect us against the impact of COVID-19 on our health.

    “It is also a major catalyst to restoring livelihoods and the national economy to the robust level it belongs,” he said.

    Ghana took the delivery of 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine on Feb. 24 and the president said more were on their way to get the entire population vaccinated before the end of this year.

  • I’d rather miss the Olympics than have Covid-19 vaccine – Yohan Blake says

    I’d rather miss the Olympics than have Covid-19 vaccine – Yohan Blake says

    Jamaican sprinter, Yohan Blake has said that he would rather miss the Tokyo Olympics than receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

     

    This comes a month after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that receiving a vaccine would not be compulsory for athletes, but encouraged competitors to be vaccinated if possible before arriving in Japan “to contribute to the safe environment of the Games.

     

    “Also out of respect for the Japanese people, who should be confident that everything is being done to protect not only the participants, but also the Japanese people themselves,” the IOC said.

     

    Speaking over the weekend, two-time Olympic gold medallist and former 100m world champion, Blake said he would rather miss the Tokyo Olympics than receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

     

    He was quoted by Jamaican newspaper The Gleaner as saying: “My mind still stays strong, I don’t want any vaccine, I’d rather miss the Olympics than take the vaccine, I am not taking it.

     

    “I don’t really want to get into it now, but I have my reasons.”

     

    “Follow your mind, don’t follow the crowd. At the same time, be respectful to each and every one. Don’t let no one take away your choice.”

     

    The 31-year-old  finished as the silver medallist in the men’s 100m and 200m at London 2012 behind compatriot Usain Bolt, the duo then formed part of Jamaica’s gold medal-winning 4x100m relay team at Rio 2016.

     

    Blake also finished fourth in the men’s 100m final at Rio 2016, but was unable to reach the 200m final.