The Ogun State Government will resume vaccination against COVID-19 next week, having taken the delivery of 187,426 doses of Moderna vaccines.
The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed in a statement made available to the Tribune Online/Sunday Tribune, that the state took delivery of the vaccines on Thursday night.
She explained that with the receipt of the vaccines, the state will commence the second phase of its COVID-19 vaccination exercise next week, targeting adults from 18 years and above.
Coker added that people are to register for vaccination by logging on to https:#www.vaccination.gov.ng.
The Commissioner further disclosed that the state had earlier received and installed ultra cold chain refrigerators to store and preserve the vaccines.
“Ogun State in March this year became the first state in the country to receive COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government with the receipt of 126,717 doses of AzraZeneca brand, out of which no fewer than 57,588 persons were successfully vaccinated with both first and second dose in the state.
“We are currently in the middle of the third wave of the pandemic, with the significant mortality rate in the last four weeks.
“As another round of vaccination commences next week, the people are hereby implored to continue to observe the non-pharmaceutical interventions such as wearing your nose mask properly when in the public, frequent washing of hands, physical distancing and avoiding large crowds”, the Commissioner stated.
Coker, however, assured members of the public that the Ogun State Government remains committed to their safety.
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