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An Abuja-based medical doctor is set to make history as the first individual to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria.
Dr. Cyprian Nyong, of the National Hospital, Abuja, is expected to receive a jab of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine today, as the country commences the vaccination of her citizens against the deadly virus.
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, declared the exercise open on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, described the moment as a “watershed”
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, also said it was crucial “to first cater for those who cater for us”.
Nigeria had on Tuesday received about four million doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine shipped into the country through the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport.
Details later…
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