BEVERLY HILLS, March 10, (THEWILL) – Ondo State’s Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Wednesday took the first jab of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses, assuring the people of its safety.
He said the state received a total of 73,570 doses of the vaccines from the Federal Government on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
The Governor took the first Jab alongside his Deputy, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, at the Cocoa Conference Centre, Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, Akure.
He said in line with the guidelines laid down by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), the eligible population for the COVID-19 vaccination are those aged 18 years and above, including pregnant women.
Akeredolu disclosed that the vaccination exercise would be rolled out in four phases, adding that the first recipients would be frontline health workers, COVID-19 rapid response team, laboratory network, petrol station workers, policemen and strategic leadership.
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He explained: “In the phase two, the recipients would be older adults aged 50 years and above; those with co-morbidities aged 18-49 years
“The phase three will be those in Local Government Areas with high disease burden who missed Phases 1 & 2 while the Phase four will have other eligible populations as vaccines become more available.”
He assured the people of the state that the Ondo State Cold Chain was fully functional and ready to receive and properly store the COVD-19 vaccines.
