Edo Receives 81,080 Covid – 19 Vaccines

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Thursday, March 11th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo Government has received 81,080 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for distribution in the state.

The Permanent Secretary, State’s Ministry of Health, Dr Osamwonyi Irowa, confirmed this Wednesday.

Dr Irowa said that the vaccines were delivered alongside 81,080 syringes

“We also received the adhesive code stickers of the same number. And also, we had 810 safety boxes delivered to us. “With this, we will be able to initiate our first phase of the vaccination in Edo.

“Gov. Godwin Obaseki is extremely glad that this has been delivered to our state. “We are rolling out the vaccination as fast as we can. I must remind you that we have actually done all the preparations ahead of administration of the vaccines.

“We have trained health care workers even at the local government levels, and other training is ongoing.

“We will commence distribution of these vaccines to different locations where they will be administered.

“Frontline workers will be given the first dose of this vaccine and followed by political elite as well as traditional rulers, so we symbolically demonstrate that this vaccine is safe,’’ the Commissioner said.